Captain James Cook, FRS, RN (7 November 1728 – 14 February 1779) was a British explorer, navigator, cartographer, and captain in the Royal Navy. Cook made detailed maps of Newfoundland prior to making three voyages to the Pacific Ocean, during which he achieved the first recorded European discovery of eastern Australia, Hawaii and undertook the first circumnavigation of New Zealand.
During his long career he served on a number of British ships.
Cook served his early career in the merchant fleet mostly on colliers. The ships he sailed on were:
In 1755 he joined the Royal Navy, and served on:
All four ships were ex-colliers purchased by the Royal Navy as research vessels.
Captain James Cook, FRS, RN (7 November 1728 – 14 February 1779) was a British explorer, navigator, cartographer, and captain in the Royal Navy. Cook made detailed maps of Newfoundland prior to making three voyages to the Pacific Ocean, during which he achieved the first recorded European discovery of eastern Australia, Hawaii and undertook the first circumnavigation of New Zealand.
During his long career he served on a number of British ships.
Cook served his early career in the merchant fleet mostly on colliers. The ships he sailed on were:
In 1755 he joined the Royal Navy, and served on:
All four ships were ex-colliers purchased by the Royal Navy as research vessels.