''Endeavour II'' was a 1936 yacht of the J Class and unsuccessful challenger of the 1937 America's Cup. It was ordered by

Thomas Sopwith Sir Thomas Octave Murdoch Sopwith, Order of the British Empire, CBE, Hon FRAeS (18 January 1888 – 27 January 1989) was a British aviation pioneer, businessman and yachtsman. Early life Sopwith was born in Kensington, London, on 18 ...

, designed by

Charles Ernest Nicholson Charles Ernest Nicholson, OBE, RDI (12 May 1868 – 26 February 1954) was a British yacht designer. Biography He was born in 1868, one of four sons and six daughters of Benjamin Nicholson (1828-1906), also a yacht designer, and the original Ni ...

and built at

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(Yard number 433). ''Endeavour II'' was scrapped in 1968.

Replica

A replica, ''Hanuman'', was launched in 2009 at

Royal Huisman Royal Huisman is a Dutch shipbuilding company that specializes in the newbuild construction and refit, rebuild and renewal of sailing and motor yachts. History The shipyard was established in 1884 in Ronduite as a builder of wooden workboats ...

. In January 2012 she was reported as being for sale for the first time, with an asking price of €18,000,000. In June 2018 she was listed for sale again. This time with an asking price of €14,800,000.

References

{{J-class yachts J-class yachts America's Cup challengers 1930s sailing yachts