Half Moon

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Half Moon is the English name of the Dutch ship Halve Maen, famed for Henry Hudson’s 1609 voyage that led to the exploration of present-day New York.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf Dutch ship
exploration vessel
ship
associatedWithEvent European exploration of the Hudson River
associatedWithPerson Henry Hudson
commandedBy Henry Hudson
exploredRegion Hudson River
New York Harbor
present-day New York
flagCountry Dutch Republic
hasNameInDutch Halve Maen
hasNameInEnglish Half Moon
historicalSignificance early European exploration of the mid-Atlantic coast of North America
key role in the history of New York
homePort Amsterdam
languageOfEnglishName English
languageOfOriginalName Dutch
laterOutcomeOfVoyage contributed to Dutch claims in North America
contributed to the exploration of present-day New York
namedAfter the lunar phase half moon
notableVoyage Henry Hudson’s 1609 voyage
operatedBy Dutch East India Company
VOC
operatedInCentury 17th century
purposeOfVoyage search for a northeast passage to Asia
sailingRouteAttempted northeast passage to Asia
voyageCommissionedBy Dutch East India Company
voyageStartYear 1609
yearOfVoyage 1609

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Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Half Moon
hasNameInEnglish
Halve Maen
namedAfter

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