Endeavour (1)
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On 14 January 1770, Captain James Cook sailed Endeavour into a small cove he considered the perfect anchorage, and so named it Ship Cove. This marked the arrival of European ships and their crews to the shores of New Zealand's South Island.
Cook first reached land off the North Island's east coast and sailed north around the island before arriving at Ship Cove in the entrance to Queen Charlotte Sound. Here, he established friendly terms with the native inhabitants and was able to replenish his ship. Cook claimed possession of the area at the top of a small island, then left again to sail down the east coast of the South Island. |
Ship Cove, the perfect anchorage
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Endeavour (2)
In May of 1815, a ship with the same name as New Zealand’s most famous visiting vessel, Endeavour, arrived at the Bay of Islands under Captain Powell. They were there to obtain a supply of pork to see them through their voyage to Tahiti and Marquesas, one thousand miles north-east of Tahiti.
In 1816, Endeavour returned to the Bay of Islands, this time under the command of Thomas Hammond. By now the christian mission station had been established and Hammond approached missionary Thomas Kendall regarding five stowaways from Sydney that had been discovered on board during the voyage. Hammond requested that the unwanted runaways be left at the Bay under the care of the mission, but he could not offer to leave any provisions to cover their keep. Unable to provide for them either, Kendall insisted that Captain Hammond return the men to Sydney and the Endeavour sailed two days later on 06 March.
In 1822, when Endeavour arrived at the Bay of Islands, her master was John Dibbs, and she was again on her way to Tahiti on another trading voyage. It wasn’t until 1824 that Endeavour, Captain Dibbs, arrived back at the Bay from Tahiti on her return voyage to Sydney.
In 1816, Endeavour returned to the Bay of Islands, this time under the command of Thomas Hammond. By now the christian mission station had been established and Hammond approached missionary Thomas Kendall regarding five stowaways from Sydney that had been discovered on board during the voyage. Hammond requested that the unwanted runaways be left at the Bay under the care of the mission, but he could not offer to leave any provisions to cover their keep. Unable to provide for them either, Kendall insisted that Captain Hammond return the men to Sydney and the Endeavour sailed two days later on 06 March.
In 1822, when Endeavour arrived at the Bay of Islands, her master was John Dibbs, and she was again on her way to Tahiti on another trading voyage. It wasn’t until 1824 that Endeavour, Captain Dibbs, arrived back at the Bay from Tahiti on her return voyage to Sydney.