AR / ITEM / 00100132

Four-pounder cannon from HMB Endeavour

Maker unknown

One of six cannon jettisoned from HMB Endeavour after the ship struck the Great Barrier Reef in 1770 and recovered from the seabed in 1969.

Date
about 1745
Collection
National Museum of Australia

Plate not recorded
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Provenance and history

  1. about 1745

    CreatedA

  2. 1770-06-11

    Jettisoned from HMB EndeavourA

    Thrown overboard with other ballast while the crew attempted to refloat Endeavour.

  3. 1969

    Recovered from Endeavour ReefA

    Recovered with the other five cannon by a team sponsored by the Academy of Natural Sciences.

In the Tapestry

Associated with
James CookAmedium confidence

Record

Medium
iron
Origin
United Kingdom

Sources

  1. A

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