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Captain James Cook, FRS, RN (7 November 1728(1 ) – 14 February 1779) was a British explorer, navigator, cartographer, and captain in the Royal Navy. Cook made detailed maps of Newfoundland prior to making three voyages to the Pacific Ocean, during which he achieved the first recorded European discovey of eastern Australia, Hawaii and undertook the first circumnavigation of New Zealand. During his long career he served on a number of British ships. ==Early career== Cook Served his early career in the merchant fleet mostly on Colliers. Ships he sailed on were: * Freelove a Collier where Cook Served as an Apprentice from 26.2.1746 to 22.4.1748. * Three Brothers he served as Apprentice from 14.6.1748 -8.12.1749. * Mary of Whitby where he was a Seaman from 8.2.1750 to 5.12.1750. * Three Brothers with the rank of Seaman from 19.2.1751 to 30.7.1751. * Friendship serving as a Seaman from 31.7.1751 to 14.6.1755.〔Clifford E. Thornton, "Captain Cook in Cleveland", Middlesbrough Council, 1978.〕〔C. Preston, "Captain James Cook R.N., F.R.S.", Whitby Literary Society, 1973.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Ships of James Cook」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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