The ship Earl of Pembroke renamed in 1768 for its new role became famous by what name?
Earl of Pembroke (tall ship) she was renamed "Earl of Pembroke" (HMS "Endeavour" was called "Earl of Pembroke" when she worked as a coal trader in the West Country). The restoration was designed with festivals and film work in mind. The three-masted rig and the uninterrupted decks containing no superstructure or wheelhouse create the silhouette of a classic sailing ship so she needs only minimal work to get a period correct aerial or side shot. With some effort she can also be made to look like an old Spanish Galleon or steam-sailing ship from the age of the Arctic expeditions. Following restoration "Earl of Pembroke"
Earl of Pembroke (tall ship) Earl of Pembroke (tall ship) Earl of Pembroke is a wooden, three-masted barque, currently used for maritime festivals, charters, charity fund raising, corporate entertaining and film work. "Earl of Pembroke" was built in Pukavik, Sweden as "Orion" in 1945 and used to haul timber in the Baltic Sea until 1974 when she was laid up in Thisted, Denmark. She was moved to the UK in 1980 where her full restoration began in 1985. As part of the restoration, her rig was changed from the original schooner to barque type (to resemble the famous on which Captain Cook discovered Australia) and