Episode 2 of 5
Cook appointed to command the expedition
- When
- 5 May 1768
- Where
- Admiralty
- Part of
- Departure of HMS Endeavour
On 5 May 1768, on Hugh Palliser's recommendation, the Admiralty selected the 39-year-old Cook to lead the voyage.
On 5 May 1768, based on the recommendation of Hugh Palliser, Cook, aged 39, was selected by the Admiralty to lead the voyage. Earlier that year the Admiralty had asked shipwright Adam Hayes to select a vessel; he chose the merchant collier Earl of Pembroke, which the Royal Navy renamed Endeavour.
Sources
- James Cook Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-22
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