HMB Endeavour's cannon
Until 11 May 2010
The Hall. Free.

The National Museum of Australia's collection includes one of the cannons from HMB Endeavour, the Royal Navy vessel that under the command of Captain James Cook sailed up the east coast of Australia in 1770.

The cannon was thrown overboard on 10 June 1770 as the ship's crew attempted to refloat the Endeavour when it struck a reef off what is now the Queensland coast.

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