CaptainJames Cook, FRS, RN (7 November 1728 – 14 February 1779) was a British explorer, navigator, cartographer, and captain in the
Royal Navy. Cook made detailed maps of
Newfoundland prior to making three voyages to the
Pacific Ocean, during which he achieved the first recorded European discovery of eastern
Australia,
Hawaii and undertook the first circumnavigation of
New Zealand.
During his long career he served on a number of British ships.
Life
Cook served his early career in the merchant fleet mostly on colliers. The ships he sailed on were:
Freelove a collier where Cook served as an apprentice from 26 February 1746 to 22 April 1748.
Three Brothers he served as apprentice from 14 June 1748 to 8 December 1749.
Mary of Whitby where he was a seaman from 8 February 1750 to 5 December 1750.
Three sisters with the rank of seaman from 19 February 1751 to 30 July 1751.
Friendship serving as a seaman from 31 July 1751 to 14 June 1755.[1][2]
Baines, Stephen (2012). Captain Cook's Merchant Ships: Freelove, Three Brothers, Mary, Friendship, Endeavour, Adventure, Resolution and Discovery. Stroud, Gloucestershire:
The History Press.
ISBN9780750962148.