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Sydney Harbour, under Georges Heights. 21 May 2012.
See Google Earth 33°50'13.93" S 151°15'45.03" E
Returning after circumnavigation of Australia.
See http://www.endeavourvoyages.com.au/
Extract of message from Captain Ross Mattson
The ship has sailed 13,300 nautical miles
706 voyage crew have sailed with us with 20 different voyage legs
75,720 people visited the ship in 15 ports, including 18,446 school students
816 volunteers assisted with guiding and shipkeeping all over Australia
23,000 kms has been travelled by our shore Truck Over
800 media stories published making headlines around Australia
Refitted for circumnavigation of Australia voyage 15 April 2011 - 21 May 2012.
Replica of Bark used by James Cook 1768 - 1771 for circumnavigation including surveying 3200 km of eastern coast of Australia. An outstanding navigator - for example his charts of New Zealand match current satelite images.
Australian National Maritime Museum web site specification
Name: Endeavour ... Type: Ship-rigged Bark .... Flag: Australia
Owner: Australian government.... Management: Australian National Maritime Museum .... Homeport: Sydney, Australia
Keel laid: October 1988 .... Launched: 9 December 1993 .... Commissioned: 16 April 1994
Dockyard: Mews Road, Fremantle, Western Australia
Displacement: 550 tonnes .... Gross tonnage: 397
Hull construction: Jarrah below the waterline, oregon above
Length extreme: End bowsprit to end stern 143'5" (43.7 m)
Length overall: 109'3" (33.3 m) .... Length waterline: 101'5" (30.92 m)
Beam: 29'2" (8.89 m) .... Depth in hold: 11'4" (3.45 m) .... Draught: 11'10" (3.6 m)
Sails: 27 - 9 square, 8 fore and aft, 10 studding sails
Height of mizzenmast: 78'9" (24 m) .... Height of mainmast: 127'11" (39 m) .... Height of foremast: 109'10" (33.5 m)
Machinery: Two 405-hp, 6-cylinder Caterpillar diesels with 4.5: 1 reduction gear boxes driving 3-bladed, 4 ft diameter controllable-pitch, fully-feathering propellers. Two diesel generators, one for day running and one for overload and night operations. Fuel capacity of 24,600 litres.
Speed: Average under engine 5 knots under sail 2.5 knots.
Sea crew - professional: 16 ....Voyaging crew - amateur: 36 .... Supernumeraries - passengers: 4
Figurehead: None .... Carving: Stern, quarter badge windows, carrick heads
Employment: Sailing museum replica ship
Survey: AMSA USL 2A which gives Endeavour an unlimited international range as a sailing cargo ship. Endeavour is not a sail training ship.
Endeavour sail area: Approximately 10,000 sq feet (930 m2)
On bowsprit
1. Spritsail topsail 467 sq ft (43.38 m2) .... 2. Spritsail 435 sq ft (40.41 m2)
3. Jib 468 sq ft (43.39 m2) .... 4. Fore top stay sail 384 sq ft (35.67 m2)
Foremast
5. Fore course 840 sq ft (78.04 m2) .... 6. Fore topsail 989 sq ft (91.87 m2) .... 7. Fore t'gallant 467 sq ft (43.38 m2)
Between fore and main
8. Main topmast staysail 630 sq ft (58.53 m2) .... 9. Main t'gallant staysail 450 sq ft (41.8 m2) .... 10. Main staysail 431 sq ft (40.04 m2)
Mainmast
11. Main course 1197 sq ft (110.74 m2) .... 12. Main topsail 404 sq ft (37.53 m2) .... 13. Main t'gallant 519 sq ft (48.22 m2)
Between main and mizzen
14. Mizzen staysail 85 sq ft (7.9 m2) .... 15. Mizzen topmast staysail 155 sq ft (14.4 m2)
Mizzenmast
16. Mizzen course (driver) 308 sq ft (28.6 m2) .... 17. Mizzen topsail 643 sq ft (59.73 m2)
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