HMS Endeavour (1763 cutter)

For Captain Cook's ship, see HM Bark Endeavour.

For other ships with the same name, see List of ships named HMS Endeavour.

History
Great Britain
Name	HMS Endeavour
Acquired	14 February 1763
Commissioned	April 1763
Out of service	24 December 1771
Fate	Sold out of service
General characteristics
Class and type	4-gun cutter
Tons burthen	53 10/94 bm
Length	42 ft 3 in (12.9 m) (gundeck) 29 ft (8.8 m) (keel)
Beam	18 ft 10.5 in (5.8 m)
Depth of hold	7 ft 4 in (2.2 m)
Propulsion	Sails
Sail plan	Fore-and-aft rig
Armament	4 × 3 pdrs 8 × 1/2 pdr swivel guns

HMS Endeavour was a 4-gun cutter of the Royal Navy, commissioned in 1763 and used for coastal patrol duties off Beachy Head in southern England. Endeavour was sold out of service in 1771.

Bibliography

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