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STS Young Endeavour (1987)

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File:STS Young Endeavour At Sea.jpg
History
RAN EnsignAustralia
NameYoung Endeavour
BuilderBrooke Marine Limited
Laid downMay 1986
Launched3 August 1987
Commissioned25 January 1988
HomeportSydney
Nickname(s)crabs and seashells
FateActive
Statussailing the east coast of Australia
BadgeFile:Young endeavour crest.gif
General characteristics
Displacement239 tonnes
Length44 metres
Beam7.8 metres
Draught4 metres
Propulsion9 sails, brigantine rig, 2 x 215 turbo charged diesels
Speed14 knots (sail), 10 knots (power)
Complement10 standard crew + 24 youth crew

STS Young Endeavour is an Australian tall ship. Young Endeavour was presented as a gift from the United Kingdom for Australia's bicentenary of colonisation in 1988. She operates as a sail training vessel and is operated by the Royal Australian Navy. The vessel was designed by naval architect Colin Mudie and is brigantine rigged.

The ship conducts voyages for young Australians aged between 16 and 23 years. Youth crew are selected by ballot process done twice a year, and come from all over Australia. They spend 11 days at sea with 24 other people from all over Australia and aboard.