One of the ten cannons that were on James Cook's ship, the Endeavour. It was thrown overboard along with five other cannons and additional ballast when the Endeavour hit a sand bank, but was recently recovered from the ocean and cleaned.

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One of the ten cannons that were on James Cook's ship, the Endeavour. It was thrown overboard along with five other cannons and additional ballast when the Endeavour hit a sand bank, but was recently recovered from the ocean and cleaned.

One of the ten cannons that were on James Cook's ship, the Endeavour. It was thrown overboard along with five other cannons and additional ballast when the Endeavour hit a sand bank, but was recently recovered from the ocean and cleaned.