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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/peter_bolton on 2025-06-21 22:58:29+00:00.

Original Title: TIL that Captain Cook’s famous exploration ship HMS Endeavour was later purchased by a company and renamed Lord Sandwich, but since another ship already had that name, it had to be renamed to Lord Sandwich 2, which later became a prison ship for England during the American Revolution.