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Cannon from HMB Endeavour
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Cannon from HMB Endeavour |
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Cast iron cannon in a replica wooden carriage constructed of unknown timbers with metal fittings painted red and black. The four-pounder gun was carried on HMB Endeavour from 1768 until it was jettisoned on the Great Barrier Reef in 1770. It was recovered in 1969 and is in the National Historical Collection of the National Museum of Australia. |
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| Dimensions | Length 1845mm; width790mm; height 960mm; diameter 325mm; weight 600kg | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Accession number |
1981.0009.0001 |
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| Object history | Captain James Cook's voyages of discovery between 1768 and 1779 laid the groundwork for Britain's expanded colonial empire and the establishment of settlements in Australia and New Zealand. On 10 June 1770, HMB Endeavour under the command of Cook was sailing north along the east coast of Australia. At 11pm it ran aground on the Great Barrier Reef and started taking in water. Desperate to lighten the ship, the crew threw nearly 48 tonnes of material over the side, including six cannons. The recovery in 1969 of the six cannons occurred just one year before the 200th anniversary of Cook's charting of the east coast of Australia. The cannons serve as poignant and tangible reminders of the dangers faced by those aboard in the discovery of Australia's east coast. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Credit line | When using this image, please credit the photographer and the National Museum of Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Inscriptions | GR' is embossed on a raised plaque; '11-2-15' is chiselled on the breech; '2' is to the left of the monogram; 'D' is embossed on the right trunnion and 'IC' on the left trunnion | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Source/Photographer | [1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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