Tag: Australian National Maritime Museum

Researchers Identify Two Century Old Shipwreck as Captain Cook’s Endeavour

February 3, 2022
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Archaeologists are confident that based on the evidence currently available, a shipwreck that has languished underwater for over two centuries is Captain James Cook’s Endeavour. “I am satisfied that this is the final resting place of one of the most important and contentious vessels in Australia’s maritime history,” Kevin Sumption, the director of the Australian…

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Legendary WWII Raid Objects Reunited With the Ship in Darling Harbour

April 20, 2021
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Australian National Maritime Museum has recently acquired historical items relating to Operation Jaywick, an Allied commando raid in Japanese-occupied Singapore in World War II. The articles are now reunited with MV Krait, the original vessel of Operation Jaywick, which is on display at the Museum in Darling Harbour, Sydney. “The objects, a faux Japanese flag, medals and…

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