Vessel Design

A proposed design for Endeavour’s exterior has been around for a while now in basic form, described as resembling two destroyers flipped and fused together at the waterline. As the interior spaces are laid out and exterior components added the design has proven resilient, with only minor refinements made so far (although that could change at any time).

Endeavour has seven decks along with a flight deck and ancillary spaces which house crew accommodation, laboratories and engineering spaces.

These design principles for ship construction have been issued by the ISDC's Naval Architecture Group. They outline the requirements and objectives that the completed vessel will be expected to fulfill. The ISDC requires a vessel that is capable of: