STS Young Endeavour II
{{Short description|Tall ship operated and maintained by the Royal Australian Navy}}
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STS Young Endeavour II is an Australian tall ship. Built by Birdon Group, the ship will be operated and maintained by the Royal Australian Navy.
Design and construction
Young Endeavour II is being built by the Birdon Group in Port Macquarie.{{cite news |last1=Langdale |first1=Liz |title=Birdon awarded $40 million contract to build Young Endeavour ship replacement |url=https://www.portnews.com.au/story/7741728/young-endeavour-ship-project-to-invigorate-hastings-economy/ |access-date=12 October 2023 |work=Port News |date=18 May 2022}} The vessel was designed by Dykstra Naval Architects as a barquentine rig, utilising square-rigged sails on the foremast and fore-and-aft sails rigged on the fore, main and mizzen masts.{{cite news |title=Keel Laid for Young Endeavour II |url=https://www.marinelink.com/news/keel-laid-young-endeavour-ii-506918 |access-date=12 October 2023 |work=Marine Link |date=1 August 2023}}
References
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External links
- [http://www.youngendeavour.gov.au/ Official Young Endeavour Site]
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Category:Tall ships of Australia