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Locating HM Bark Endeavour Shipwreck Project

Sector: Seaport • Location: Newport, Rhode Island, United States

Source: The Times of India

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A 26-year archaeological project led by the Australian National Maritime Museum and its research partners to locate and identify the shipwreck site RI 2394 in Newport Harbor, Rhode Island, which is confirmed to be the remains of Lord Sandwich, formerly HM Bark Endeavour. The project involved archival and archaeological research, underwater surveys, and excavation to match historical and structural

Status
Closed
Sector
Seaport
Location
Newport, Rhode Island, United States of America
Updated
22 Jul 2026
Source
The Times of India

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The project “Locating HM Bark Endeavour Shipwreck Project” is an infrastructure initiative in the Seaport sector, located in Newport, Rhode Island, United States. Taiyo aggregates data on it from The Times of India.

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A 26-year archaeological project led by the Australian National Maritime Museum and its research partners to locate and identify the shipwreck site RI 2394 in Newport Harbor, Rhode Island, which is confirmed to be the remains of Lord Sandwich, formerly HM Bark Endeavour. The project involved archival and archaeological research, underwater surveys, and excavation to match historical and structural evidence of the ship.

Original sector

Maritime Archaeology

Location

Country

United States of America (USA)

State

Rhode Island

City

Newport

Source

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The Times of India

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Seaport

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2026-07-16

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