Bronze statue of Captain James Cook. Inscription reads: To Strive, to seek to find and not to yield. To commemorate the men who built, the Whitby Ships and the men who sailed with him.
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Cooks Ships, all built in Whitby, were named: Endeavour, Resolution, Adventure, Discovery.

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Monday 30 March

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Location: Whitby, Scarborough, North Yorkshire, Yorkshire And The Humber, England, United Kingdom

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