Whitby Fridge Magnet Endeavour. Free UK Shipping. Plastic fridge magnet with a photographic print inside. Photograph of the replica of Captain Cook’s ship ‘Endeavour’ as it is departing the port of Whitby, heading out of the River Esk, towards the North Sea.
HMB Endeavour replica is a replica of HMSÂ Endeavour, the bark commanded by Lieutenant James Cook when he charted New Zealand and the eastern coast of Australia.
The initial idea of recreating Endeavour for use as a museum ship was born during the establishment of the Australian National Maritime Museum in the 1980s and was gifted to the nation upon completion. A specialist shipyard was established, complete with viewing platform and guided tours for the public, and construction of the vessel commenced in 1988.
The Endeavour replica was launched at the end of 1993 and completed in 1994. After sea trials, the replica sailed from Fremantle to Sydney where she arrived at the end of 1994. During 1995, the ship recreated Cook’s voyage along eastern Australia, then visited New Zealand at the end of the year. In late 1996, the Endeavour replica set out on a circumnavigation of the world, visiting ports in South Africa, the United Kingdom, and America before returning to New Zealand in late 1999. The vessel returned to Sydney in mid-2000. In 2001, the replica was used for filming of the BBC documentary The Ship, then sailed to England in 2002. She spent the next two years visiting ports in the United Kingdom and Europe before sailing back to Sydney in 2005, completing a second round-the-world voyage.
Whitby Fridge Magnet Endeavour, the size of the magnet is 76x50mm. The magnet is made from shatterproof plastic here in the UK, each magnet has a pullout stand which clips into a slot in the back, so that it can stand up. Text on the magnet reads ‘Endeavour Whitby’
This fridge magnet is part of our Whitby range of magnets, to view the full range, click here
Shipping is via Royal Mail 2nd Class Large Letter, with 1st Class available. International shipping is also available.
