Discovery (1602 ship)
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 Susan Constant, Godspeed, and Discovery, commemorated on the Virginia State Quarter. |
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| Displacement: | 20 tons |
| Length: | — ft (— m) |
| Beam: | — ft (— m) |
| Draught: | — ft (— m) |
| Type: | Barque |
| Hull: | Wood |
| Propulsion: | Sail |
| Speed: | — |
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| Complement: | — |
| Armament: | — |
Discovery was a 20-ton "fly-boat" of the British East India Company, launched before 1602. She took part in six expeditions in search of the Northwest Passage.
Discovery was the smallest of three ships that were led by Captain Christopher Newport on the voyage that resulted in the founding of Jamestown in the new Colony of Virginia in 1607. When Captain Newport returned to London, England, he left the Discovery behind for the use of the colonists.
Replicas of the Discovery and her sisters, the larger Susan Constant and Godspeed, are docked in the James River at Jamestown Settlement (formerly Jamestown Festival Park), adjacent to the Jamestown National Historic Site. A new Discovery is being built in Boothbay Harbor, Maine, and will be launched in September 2006. The current replica in Jamestown will be shipped to for a tour of the United Kingdom as part of the celebrations of the 400th anniversary of Virginia's founding.
[edit] See also
Ship replica (including a list of ship replicas)
