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<p>Past publications have reported inconsistencies or offered limited glimpses into New Zealand’s oldest known European shipwreck, <i>Endeavour,</i> sunk in 1795. Located in Facile Harbour, Fiordland, the site is among the most remote shipwrecks in New Zealand, posing significant logistical and financial challenges. Notably, the first underwater archaeological survey of the wreck by maritime archaeologists was conducted in July 2020, during the height of the Coronavirus Disease-19 pandemic&#xa0;(COVID-19). For the first time, this paper presents the findings of that survey, alongside supplementary archival research that expands upon existing literature and provides new historical perspectives on the vessel. The results offer the first comprehensive description of the site, contributing to a deeper understanding of New Zealand’s underwater cultural heritage, late eighteenth-century European merchant history, and global nautical archaeology, particularly in relation to British-built vessels.</p>

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The First Maritime Archaeological Survey of New Zealand’s Earliest Known European Shipwreck, Endeavour, Sunk in 1795

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    2025年6月1日

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  • Kurt Bennett,
  • Matthew Carter,
  • William McKee

摘要

Past publications have reported inconsistencies or offered limited glimpses into New Zealand’s oldest known European shipwreck, Endeavour, sunk in 1795. Located in Facile Harbour, Fiordland, the site is among the most remote shipwrecks in New Zealand, posing significant logistical and financial challenges. Notably, the first underwater archaeological survey of the wreck by maritime archaeologists was conducted in July 2020, during the height of the Coronavirus Disease-19 pandemic (COVID-19). For the first time, this paper presents the findings of that survey, alongside supplementary archival research that expands upon existing literature and provides new historical perspectives on the vessel. The results offer the first comprehensive description of the site, contributing to a deeper understanding of New Zealand’s underwater cultural heritage, late eighteenth-century European merchant history, and global nautical archaeology, particularly in relation to British-built vessels.