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Captain Cook's missing ship found after sinking 250 years ago

by rmason on 6/17/25, 8:46 PM with 55 comments

  • by cromulent on 6/21/25, 1:26 PM

  • by duxup on 6/17/25, 8:53 PM

    I'm sure the rename had good reason but I can't imagine going from a name like "HMS Endeavour", what a great name, to "Lord Sandwich" ... in modern times that sounds like some lighthearted forum username.

  • by CoastalCoder on 6/21/25, 5:41 PM

    Has anyone found a clear indication of the wreck's location?

    There's been a lot of interesting ship activity in Narraganset Bay lately, at least as seen when crossing the Jamestown / Newport bridges. I'm curious if any of it's related to that wreck.

  • by BurningFrog on 6/21/25, 3:39 PM

    A bit odd to have an Al Jazeera video on https://www.independent.co.uk/

  • by HeyLaughingBoy on 6/21/25, 6:17 PM

    > Lord Sandwich was one of thirteen vessels scuttled (deliberately sunk) to act as a submerged blockade

    That's a pretty sucky end for a vessel that made so much history.

  • by anonymous344 on 6/21/25, 1:03 PM

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  • by freedomben on 6/21/25, 2:18 PM

    My parent brain read this as Captain Hook instead of Captain Cook and I've gotta say, I'm a little disappointed

  • by mediumsmart on 6/21/25, 2:25 PM

    You are not supposed to cook a sandwich