Godspeed

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Godspeed was one of the three ships that carried English settlers to establish the Jamestown colony in Virginia in 1607.

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Godspeed canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf English ship
sailing ship
arrivalDate 1607-04-26
arrivalRegion Chesapeake Bay
Virginia
associatedWithEvent founding of Jamestown
associatedWithPerson Captain John Smith
Christopher Newport
captain Bartholomew Gosnold
carriedSettlersTo Jamestown
surface form: Jamestown colony

Colony and Dominion of Virginia
surface form: Virginia Colony
category 1600s ships
Jamestown Colony ships
commandedBy Bartholomew Gosnold
countryOfOrigin Kingdom of England
crewComplement approximately 13 crew
departureDate 1606-12-20
departureLocation Blackwall, London
London, England
destinationColony Colony and Dominion of Virginia
surface form: Colony of Virginia
flag English flag
fleetSize three ships
historicalPeriod Age of Exploration
early 17th century
length about 68 feet
modernReplica replica at Jamestown Settlement museum
modernReplicaLocation Jamestown
surface form: Jamestown, Virginia
nameMeaning expression of good fortune or success on a journey
notableFor being one of the three Jamestown ships
numberOfPassengers 52
operatedBy Virginia Company of London
originalLanguageOfName English
partOf Third Supply mission to Jamestown
surface form: Jamestown expedition
passengerComplement approximately 39 settlers
purpose establish English settlement in North America
support Jamestown settlement
role transported English settlers to Jamestown
route England to Virginia across the Atlantic Ocean
sailedTo Jamestown
surface form: Jamestown, Virginia
sailedWith Discovery
Susan Constant
sponsoredBy Virginia Company of London
surface form: Virginia Company
tonnage about 40 tons
type square-rigged ship
usedFor transatlantic voyage
voyageYear 1607

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