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Godspeed was one of the three ships of the English Virginia Company that were led by Captain Christopher Newport on the 1607 voyage that resulted in the founding of the first permanent English settlement in North America, Jamestown, in the new Colony of Virginia. All 39 passengers and 13 sailors she carried on that voyage were male. The route included a stop in the Canary Islands and, with better wind, would have taken about two months to traverse; instead, the voyage lasted 144 days.
The 40-ton Godspeed was a brigantine estimated to have been 68 feet (21 m) in length. The most recent replica was built in Rockport, Maine, and completed in early 2006. Its length over all is 88 feet (27 m), with the deck 65.5 feet (0 m) long, and the main mast 71.5 feet (0 m) tall, carrying 2,420 square feet (225 m) of sail.
Replicas of the Godspeed and her sisters in the 1607 voyage, the larger Susan Constant and the smaller Discovery, are docked in the James River at Jamestown Settlement (formerly Jamestown Festival Park), adjacent to the Jamestown National Historic Site.
In May 2007, the United States Postal Service issued the first 41 cent denomination first class stamp. The stamp had an image of the Susan Constant, the Godspeed, and the Discovery.
Further reading
- Price, David A. Love and Hate in Jamestown. Alfred A. Knopf (2003). Chapter 2.
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Ship replica (including a list of ship replicas) Virginia Company refers collectively to a pair of English joint stock companies chartered by James I in 1606 with the purposes of establishing settlements on the coast of North America[1].
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Christopher Newport (c. 1561–1617) was an English sailor. He is best known as the captain of the Susan Constant, the largest of three ships which carried settlers for the Virginia Company in 1607 on the way to found the settlement at Jamestown in the Virginia Colony,
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Motto
Dieu et mon droit (French)
"God and my right"
Anthem
No official anthem specific to England — the anthem of the United Kingdom is "God Save the Queen".
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Dieu et mon droit (French)
"God and my right"
Anthem
No official anthem specific to England — the anthem of the United Kingdom is "God Save the Queen".
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North America is a continent [1] in the Earth's northern hemisphere and (chiefly) western hemisphere. It is bordered on the north by the Arctic Ocean, on the east by the North Atlantic Ocean, on the southeast by the Caribbean Sea, and on the south and west
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Please discuss this issue on the talk page and help summarize or split the content into subarticles of an article series. Located on Jamestown Island in the Virginia Colony, was founded on May 14, 1607.
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Please discuss this issue on the talk page and help summarize or split the content into subarticles of an article series. Located on Jamestown Island in the Virginia Colony, was founded on May 14, 1607.
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The Colony of Virginia (also known frequently as the Virginia Colony and occasionally as the Dominion and Colony of Virginia) was the English colony in North America that existed briefly during the 16th century, and then continuously from 1607 until the American
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Comunidad Autónoma de Canarias
Autonomous Community of the Canary Islands
Flag Coat of arms
Anthem: Arrorró
Capital Las Palmas de Gran Canaria and
Santa Cruz de Tenerife
Official language(s) Spanish
Area
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Autonomous Community of the Canary Islands
Flag Coat of arms
Anthem: Arrorró
Capital Las Palmas de Gran Canaria and
Santa Cruz de Tenerife
Official language(s) Spanish
Area
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brigantine is a vessel with two masts, at least one of which is square rigged.
Originally the brigantine was a small ship carrying both oars and sails. It was a favorite of Mediterranean pirates and its name comes from the Italian word "brigantino
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Originally the brigantine was a small ship carrying both oars and sails. It was a favorite of Mediterranean pirates and its name comes from the Italian word "brigantino
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Rockport, Maine
Seal
Motto:
Coordinates:
Country United States
State Maine
County Knox
Area
- Town 34.1 sq mi (88.
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Seal
Motto:
Coordinates:
Country United States
State Maine
County Knox
Area
- Town 34.1 sq mi (88.
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State of Maine
Flag of Maine Seal
Nickname(s): The Pine Tree State
Motto(s): Dirigo
Official language(s) None
(English and French de facto)
Capital Augusta
Largest city Portland
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Flag of Maine Seal
Nickname(s): The Pine Tree State
Motto(s): Dirigo
Official language(s) None
(English and French de facto)
Capital Augusta
Largest city Portland
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Susan Constant, at 120 tons, was the largest of three ships of the English Virginia Company that were led by Captain Christopher Newport on the 1607 voyage that resulted in the founding of the first permanent English settlement in North America, Jamestown, in the new Colony
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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.
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The James River in the U.S. state of Virginia is 660 km (410 miles) long including its Jackson River source and drains a watershed comprising 27,019 km² (10,432 square miles). The watershed includes about 4% open water and an area with a population of 2.
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Jamestown Festival Park was established at Jamestown, Virginia in 1957 to mark the 350th anniversary of the founding of the settlement at Jamestown in the Virginia Colony in May, 1607.
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A national historic site is a designation that an area possesses national historical significance. It may confer protected area status on the site, but not necessarily. Such sites can range in size from small to complex, and may include physical evidence of the subject related to
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United States Postal Service
Government agency
Founded 1776
Headquarters Washington, D.C.
Key people John E. Potter, Postmaster General
Industry Courier
Products First Class mail, Domestic Mail, Logistics
Revenue $72.
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Government agency
Founded 1776
Headquarters Washington, D.C.
Key people John E. Potter, Postmaster General
Industry Courier
Products First Class mail, Domestic Mail, Logistics
Revenue $72.
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ship replica is a reconstruction of a no longer existing ship. Replicas can range from authentically reconstructed, fully seaworthy ships, to ships of modern construction that give an impression of a historic vessel.
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