First Voyage (1768-1771):
The ship used during Cook's first voyage was the HMS Endeavour, a converted merchant vessel. The crew size of the Endeavour varied throughout the voyage, but it initially consisted of around 94 people, including:
- James Cook (Captain)
- Joseph Banks (Naturalist)
- Daniel Solander (Naturalist)
- Sydney Parkinson (Artist)
- Charles Green (Astronomer)
- Several other scientific personnel
- Sailors, marines, carpenters, and other crew members
Second Voyage (1772-1775):
During Cook's second voyage, he captained the HMS Resolution. The crew of the Resolution on this voyage was smaller compared to the first voyage, consisting of approximately 60 people, including:
- James Cook (Captain)
- Charles Clerke (Lieutenant and Second-in-Command)
- William Wales (Astronomer)
- Johann Reinhold Forster (Naturalist)
- George Forster (Naturalist)
- William Hodges (Artist)
- Sailors, marines, and other crew members
Third Voyage (1776-1779):
For his third voyage, Cook commanded both the HMS Resolution and the HMS Discovery. The crew size on this voyage was larger than the second voyage, with a combined crew of approximately 150 people, distributed between the two ships.
- HMS Resolution:
- James Cook (Captain)
- Charles Clerke (Lieutenant and Second-in-Command)
- William Bligh (Sailing Master)
- Johann Reinhold Forster (Naturalist)
- George Forster (Naturalist)
- William Hodges (Artist)
- Sailors, marines, and other crew members
- HMS Discovery:
- Charles Clerke (Captain)
- James King (Lieutenant and Second-in-Command)
- John Ledyard (Explorer and Naturalist)
- William Bayly (Astronomer)
- Sailors, marines, and other crew members
It's worth noting that some crew members joined and left the ships at different points during the voyages, and the exact numbers could fluctuate slightly throughout each expedition.