page_title: HMNZS Endeavour (A11)
section_title: Operational history
hierarchical_section_title: HMNZS Endeavour (A11) / Operational history
caption_attribution_description: English: HMNZS Endeavour visits Wellington
context_page_description: HMNZS Endeavour (A11) was a fleet oiler for the Royal New Zealand Navy. She was named after James Cook's Bark Endeavour and the third ship in the RNZN to carry that name, though if continuity with the Royal Navy ships of the name HMS Endeavour is considered, she is the twelfth. The previous two ships of the RNZN were Antarctic research support vessels. Endeavour was built in South Korea to a commercial design and commissioned on 8 April 1988, and decommissioned on 15 December 2017.
context_section_description: Endeavour was the venue for peace talks on Bougainville in July/August 1990.  On 23 February 2017, it was announced by NZDF that the New Zealand Operations Service Medal (NZOSM) had been awarded to personnel who were in Bougainville for the Operation BIGTALK peace talks.
  In December 1997 Endeavour deployed to Bougainville as part of Operation Belisi, the multinational peace-keeping operation following 10 years of civil war in Bougainville. She stayed on station until late January 1998, providing logistic support to ground and air forces ashore.
  Endeavour was deployed to East Timor as part of the Australian-led INTERFET peacekeeping taskforce from 21 to 24 September 1999, and from 28 January to 23 February 2000.
  In January 2010, Endeavour was awarded the Chatham Rosebowl, the award for the best-performing ship in the RNZN. As a result, for all of 2011 she flew the 'E' Pennant for efficiency.
  In 2012 Endeavour attended Exercise RIMPAC. The ship also saw service during Exercise Talisman Sabre 2015, refuelling USNS Tippecanoe.
  Endeavour was deployed at short notice on 20 September 2017 in an emergency effort to move diesel around New Zealand due to a ruptured fuel pipeline between Marsden Point and Auckland.
  Endeavour was decommissioned on 15 December 2017. The ship left Devonport for the final time on 20 March 2018 and was towed to Alang in India where she was broken up and recycled. Under the direct supervision of the NZ Defence Force, a remarkable 98.8% of the ship was either reused or recycled. Completion of the process was finished on 13 September 2018.
caption: Endeavour during a 2010 visit to Wellington
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