Young Endeavour

The Young Endeavour is a sail training ship operated by the Royal Australian Navy on behalf of the Young Endeavour Youth Scheme. It was built in Lowestoft by Brooke Yachts and launched on June 2 1987. Young Endeavour was presented to Australia by the UK government as a bicentennial gift where it entered commission on January 25 1988.

Specifications
Young Endeavour is 44m long and has a displacement of 239 tons. She is a twin masted vessel capable of 14 knots under sail or 10 knots when powered by her 2 Perkins V8 diesel engines. She carries 33 crew, 9 of which are RAN personnel and the remaining 24 youths from the Young Endeavour Youth Scheme, and can travel for 2,500 nautical miles at a rate of 7 knots when powered.