History
Great Britain
Name	HMS Endeavour
Acquired	1781
Commissioned	October 1781
Out of service	Before 1790
General characteristics
Class and type	14-gun schooner
Tons burthen	118 bm
Length	60 ft (18.3 m) (gundeck) 55 ft 6 in (16.9 m) (keel)
Beam	9 ft 6 in (2.9 m)
Propulsion	Sails
Sail plan	Fore-and-aft rig
Armament	14 x 4-pounder guns

HMS Endeavour was a 14-gun fore-and-aft rigged schooner of the Royal Navy, purchased from private owners in 1782 to assist in the British military effort during the American Revolutionary War.^[1]

Endeavour's dimensions were small and light in keeping with other vessels of her class, with a gundeck length of 60 ft (18.3 m), beam of 9 ft 6 in (2.9 m) and 118 tons burthen. She was fitted after her purchase with 14 four-pounder guns.^[2]

Her purchase cost is unrecorded.^[2]

References

Bibliography

• Winfield, Rif (2007). British Warships of the Age of Sail 1714–1792: Design, Construction, Careers and Fates. Seaforth. ISBN 9781844157006.