HMS Endeavour

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HMS Endeavour
Career information
Port of registry	Port Royal
Owner(s)	Royal Navy (formerly) East India Trading Company
Captain(s)	Cutler Beckett
Notable crewmembers	Groves Greitzer Admiral James Norrington Mercer (formerly)
Passengers	Weatherby Swann
Technical information
Type	Ship of the line
Length	Around 200 feet
Depth of hold
Weapons	106 cannons[citation needed](53 on each side)
Battles	Skirmish off of the Kraken Island Battle of Calypso's maelstrom
Affiliation	Royal Navy (formerly) East India Trading Company Cutler Beckett's armada
Behind the scenes
First appearance	Dead Man's Chest
Last appearance	At World's End
Cause	Destroyed by Black Pearl and Flying Dutchman

"Lord Beckett’s flagship and the symbol of the Crown’s power, HMS Endeavour is the most impressive warship on the sea."

―Unknown^[src]

HMS Endeavour was the flagship of Lord Cutler Beckett and led the armada of the East India Trading Company.

Beckett maintained an expansive cabin on the Endeavour, containing a large globe to complement the map of the world in his Port Royal office.

Contents 1 History 1.1 Headquarters of Beckett 1.2 Flagship against Piracy 2 Behind the scenes 3 Appearances 4 Sources

[edit] History

"How soon can we have the ship ready to pursue?"

―Cutler Beckett to Groves^[src]

[edit] Headquarters of Beckett

HMS Endeavour was the ship of the line that convoyed Lord Beckett to Port Royal for the arrest of William Turner, Elizabeth Swann and James Norrington. It remained moored at the harbor while Beckett set himself up in Port Royal. When Beckett assumed control of Davy Jones and the Flying Dutchman, the Dead Man's Chest was brought aboard the Endeavor, with Jones' heart inside, though it was ultimately returned to the Flying Dutchman.

[edit] Flagship against Piracy

"The Endeavour's coming upon us to starboard."

―Joshamee Gibbs in the Battle of Calypso's maelstrom^[src]

Jack Sparrow was later brought aboard the Endeavour when Sao Feng betrayed the crew of the Black Pearl, and upon arrival, Beckett and Jack struck a deal after much jostling and bargaining. Jack Sparrow asked Beckett to square his debt with Jones and guarantee his freedom. In exchange, Jack promised to give the location of Shipwreck Island to Beckett. However, just as the deal was almost sealed, the Black Pearl, now back under pirate command launched a broadside on the Endeavour, damaging it and allowing Sparrow a chance to escape. He shook Beckett's hand, quickly finalizing their accords, then he rigged a cannon to launch him onto the Black Pearl, and at the same time damaging the Endeavour's mainmast, causing it to fall over. The ship was thus unable to pursue the Pearl, allowing Sparrow safely escaped to join the Brethren Court.

The vessel was ultimately repaired, and, with the aid of William Turner, Beckett charted a course to Shipwreck Island. With Cutler Beckett's armada assembled, the Endeavour acted as the flagship of the fleet, though it would be the Flying Dutchman that would lead the fleet against the Pirate Lords. The Endeavour hung back while the Black Pearl and the Flying Dutchman fought in Calypso's Maelstrom, entering the battle on Beckett's order only when (Unknown to Beckett) Davy Jones was killed by Turner and the Flying Dutchman sunk. Beckett then had every gun port opened on the Endeavour, as it moved in to attack and destroy the Pearl, disregarding his deal to let Jack stay free. Suddenly, the Flying Dutchman rose from the ocean, now captained by William Turner, and joined the Black Pearl in assaulting the Endeavour in a dual broadside. Beckett, utterly out-maneuvered, could only watch as his ship was devastated before his eyes. Although the Endeavour possessed more than enough guns to make a stand against both ships, the shock of having the Dutchman turn against him made Beckett unable to give any order to fight back. Groves, seeing that Beckett could not give any orders, ordered the crew to abandon ship. However, Beckett simply descended onto the deck as the vessel was slowly blown apart in front of him, and was consumed by the explosion of the powder magazine that destroyed the Endeavour. The remains of the vessel were left to slowly sink under the waves.

[edit] Behind the scenes

• The Endeavour is given the designation "HMS" in the 2006 rough draft of Dead Man's Chest screenplay–though here it uses the US spelling, "Endeavor".

• The Endeavour appears in the Pocket Model game, but there she has only 22 cannons on one gun deck.

[edit] Appearances

• Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (First appearance)
• Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End (video game)
• Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End (First identified as HMS Endeavour)
• Pirates of the Caribbean PocketModel game

[edit] Sources

• Pirates of the Caribbean: The Complete Visual Guide

Crew of the HMS Endeavour
Lord Cutler Beckett Lieutenant Greitzer – Lieutenant Groves – unnamed officer – Mercer – Weatherby Swann
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East India Trading Company ships in Pirates of the Caribbean
East India Trading Company ships Barracuda – Behemoth – Bloodhound – HMS Comet – Corsair – Corvette – HMS Diamond HMS Endeavour – Flying Dutchman – Ironwall – Juggernaut – Marauder – Ogre – HMS Raven – Sea Viper – Sentinel – HMS Success – Warlord – Wicked Wench
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Royal Navy ships in Pirates of the Caribbean
Royal Navy ships Albion – HMS Achilles – HMS Adventure – HMS Blazer – Bulwark – Centurion – HMS Century – Colossus – HMS Comet – HMS Dauntless – Goliath – HMS Diamond – HMS Endeavour – Ferret – Greyhound – HMS Hound – HMS Hyena – HMS Interceptor – Kingfisher – Lawrence Norrington's ship – Man O' War – Monarch – Panther – Predator – HMS Phoenix – HMS Raven – HMS Resistance – HMS Rose – HMS Success – HMS Trepassey – Vanguard – HMS Victor – RMS Manowar
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