HMNZS Endeavour
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HMNZS Endeavour may refer to one of the following ships of the Royal New Zealand Navy
named in honour of Captain Cook's
Bark Endeavour
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, served as the Antarctic support vessel from 1956 to 1962, served as the Antarctic support vessel from 1962 to 1971, the current fleet tanker commissioned in 1988
Royal New Zealand Navy
The Royal New Zealand Navy is the maritime arm of the New Zealand Defence Force...
named in honour of Captain Cook's
James Cook
Captain James Cook, FRS, RN was a British explorer, navigator and cartographer who ultimately rose to the rank of captain in the Royal Navy...
Bark Endeavour
HM Bark Endeavour
HMS Endeavour, also known as HM Bark Endeavour, was a British Royal Navy research vessel commanded by Lieutenant James Cook on his first voyage of discovery, to Australia and New Zealand from 1769 to 1771....
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, served as the Antarctic support vessel from 1956 to 1962, served as the Antarctic support vessel from 1962 to 1971, the current fleet tanker commissioned in 1988