Archaeologists Believe They’ve Found Captain Cook’s Ship Endeavour
Researchers in Rhode Island say they have probably found the wreck of the HMS Endeavour, the ship that British explorer Captain James Cook sailed on his expedition that reached Australia in 1770, previously unknown to Europeans.[CN]
罗德岛的研究人员称他们可能找到了皇家奋进号的残骸。英国探险家詹姆斯·库克驾驶该船于1770年抵达澳大利亚。这事先前不为欧洲人所知。
The ship was renamed the Lord Sandwich and used as a troop transport during the American War of Independence before being scuttled in 1778 along with 12 other ships off the U.S. Atlantic coast.[CN]
此船后来更名为“三明治勋爵号”。它在美国独立战争中被用作运兵船,1778年它与其他12条船在美国亚特兰大口岸一并被击沉。
In a statement on its website, the Rhode Island Marine Archaeology Project (RIMAP) said it had now identified shipwreck sites in Newport Harbor that researchers believe account for all five ships that are known to have been sunk there, including the Endeavour.[CN]
官方网站声明,罗德岛官方考古项目称他们确定了新港处的沉船原址。研究人员坚信包括奋进号在内的5艘轮船在这个地点沉没。
“All of the 13 ships lost in Newport during the Revolution are important to American history, but it will be a national celebration in Australia when RIMAP identifies the Lord Sandwich ex Endeavour,” the statement said, ahead of a progress update on Wednesday in Providence, R.I.[CN]
革命战争时期,美国13艘船在新港沉没是美国历史重要的一部分。“罗德岛官方考古项目确认找到三明治勋爵号(前身奋进号)后,澳大利亚举国欢庆。”官方声明如是说,随后周三在美国普罗维登斯公布最新进程。
库克船长,伟大的探险家,精通航海术、制图、绘图,是个传奇式的人物。以下供千禧代的人参考:一开始他从英吉利海峡一个卑贱的运煤水手做起。是的,他也做繁重的体力活。补充一点,布莱船长参与了库克的第三次海航。布莱船长也是我们今日少有的能干领导人之一。