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Second Pacific Voyage

Cook's Second Voyage To The Pacific

James Cook was appointed to command a ship called Resolution, which left Plymouth on 18 July, 1772.
Tobias Furneaux commanded the ship Adventure, which went with Resolution, but returned earlier.
A list of what Cook was up to preparing for this voyage and during the voyage can be found in Paul Capper's list of Second Voyage dates.
Links to information about the ship, the people, and what happened during the voyage can be found below.

Online Works Dealing with Cook’s Second Voyage
Links to online works about Cook’s Second Voyage

Resolution
Cook sailed in her twice, but with different escort vessels

Adventure
Sailed on Cook's Second Voyage, captained by Tobias Furneaux

Captain Cook and St. Helena
Captain Cook called in at St. Helena on the return leg of his second world voyage from 15th to 21st May, 1775

Muster records for the Royal Navy ships of James Cook
The crew of the ships in which James Cook sailed

October - December 1771
Two ships were chosen, named Drake and Raleigh, and renamed Resolution and Adventure.
James Cook and Tobias Furneaux were appointed to captain these ships.

January - March 1772
Preparations for the Second Voyage were being made by
James Cook and Tobias Furneaux in charge of Resolution and Adventure,
Joseph Banks and Daniel Solander leading the civilians on the expedition

April - June 1772
Adventure sailed from Woolwich Dockyard to Plymouth.
Endeavour sailed from Deptford Dockyard, but was found to be crank, and had the extra accommodation for passengers removed at Sheerness before continuing her voyage.

July - September 1772
Resolution and Adventure sailed from Plymouth, visited Madeira, and the Cape Verde Islands, and crossed the equator with great celebration.

October - December 1772
Resolution and Adventure were sailing in the South Atlantic towards Cape Town at Table Bay, where they stayed for three weeks, before heading south in search of the "Southern Continent"

January - March 1773
Cook's two ships were sailing in the Antarctic Seas, trying to find the extent of the Great Southern Continent.
They lost sight of each other during a fog.
Adventure sailed for Tasmania, and then New Zealand.
Resolution continued exploring, then sailed for New Zealand.

April - June 1773
James Cook arrived in Resolution at New Zealand, where he joined Tobias Furneaux in Adventure
Afrer resting the men, they set off to look for land between NZ and Tahiti.

July - September 1773
Resolution and Adventure were visiting the Tuamotu Islands, Tahiti and the Society Islands.

October - December 1773
Resolution and Adventure visited two of the Tongan Islands, got separated off New Zealand, and separately visited Ship Cove, Queen Charlotte Sound

January - March 1774
Captain Cook in Resolution crossed the Antarctic Circle, and visited Easter Island.
Captain Furneaux in Adventure sailed south of Cape Horn into the Atlantic Ocean, and reached Cape Town.

April - June 1774
James Cook in Resolution visited the Marquesas islands, Tahiti, Huaheine, Niue and Nomuka.
Tobias Furneaux in Adventure left Cape Town and sailed towards home

July - September 1774
Captain Cook in Resolution visited the New Hebrides and New Caledonia.
Captain Furneaux in Adventure arrived home.

October - December 1774
James Cook in Resolution landed at Norfolk Island, New Zealand and Tierra del Fuego.

January - March 1775
Cook was visiting South Georgia and Cape Town.

April - June 1775
Cook was visiting Cape Town, St Helena and Ascension.

July - September 1775
Cook was arriving home at the end of his Second Voyage.
He was promoted from Commander to Post-Captain.

October - December 1775
Cook was editing his journals of his Second Voyage.