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Researchers believe they have found the wreckage of the HMS Endeavour, vessel of legendary British explorer, James Cook, reports the CNN.

Cook commanded the ship from 1768 to 1771 on his famous voyage mapping the uncharted waters of the south Pacific Ocean, but for years its whereabouts have remained a mystery.

Now the Rhode Island Marine Archeology Project (RIMP) says it has managed to identify the wreckage of the Lord Sandwich in Newport harbour, off the state of Rhode Island.

The organization says the ship, along with 12 others was scuttled there by British forces in the lead up to the 1778 Battle of Rhode Island. According to RIMP, the wreckages are spread across nine different sites, and "one group of 5 ships includes the Lord Sandwich transport, formerly Captain James Cook's Endeavour."
According to the source, the group now plans a more detailed exploration of the site and "a more intense study of each vessel's structure and its related artefacts."

Cook also provided the first accurate map of the Pacific and is believed to have shaped the world map more than any other explorer in history.