Miki Posted August 2, 2004 Share Posted August 2, 2004 LAST EDITED ON 02-Aug-04 AT 11:20 AM (BST)Yesterday when returning from Les Viviers (huitres et moules for lunch, delicious !) we passed through Saint Malo and saw a rather grand looking ship in the harbour.We went over to take a better look and it was the HMS Endeavour, made famous by Captain Cook and his travels to the south seas.There was quite a crowd waiting to take a tour around the ship.It is of course a replica, the original being sold to the French in 1790 for whaling purposes and then when she run aground in 1793 at Newport Rhode Island, she was broken up.It is a magnificent "old" ship, which had sailed from Brest (where it had been agreat "hit" during the Tall Ships Festival) on Monday 19th July to arrive in Saint Malo on the 23rd and was this morning sailing to Fowey in Cornwall to continue her tours.Read more at http://www.barkendeavour.com.au/index.html orhttp://college.hmco.com/history/readerscomp/ships/html/sh_031000_hmsendeavour.htmMiki Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Val_2 Posted August 2, 2004 Share Posted August 2, 2004 And, did you know that the name Endeavour was Inspector Morse's christian name too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evianers Posted August 2, 2004 Share Posted August 2, 2004 We have just had all the tall ships here in Antwerp harbour. Magnificent sight! Although, or course whilst moored, all sails were furled. Amazing just how many Russian sail training ships there are - and just how many young people prepared to suspend themselves precariously from the rigging. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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