Discovery

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Discovery was an English exploration ship most notably used by Henry Hudson during his early 17th-century voyages in search of a Northwest Passage.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf exploration ship
ship
associatedWith Hudson Bay
Hudson Strait
James Bay
cargoType provisions for long Arctic voyages
countryOfOrigin England
crewMutinyAgainst Henry Hudson
designedFor ice-infested waters
long-distance sea voyages
era Age of Discovery
Age of Exploration
event mutiny in Hudson Bay in 1611
fate lost from historical record after mid-17th century
flag Kingdom of England
hasCrewType officers
sailors
ship's carpenter
ship's master
homePort London
locationDuringEvent Hudson Bay
namedAfter concept of discovery
notableFor voyages in search of the Northwest Passage
operatedBy English private interests
Muscovy Company
operatedInCentury 17th century
participatedIn Henry Hudson's 1610–1611 voyage to Hudson Bay
early 17th-century English Northwest Passage expeditions
voyages to Hudson Strait
relatedTo English attempts to find a Northwest Passage
search for a northern sea route to Asia
sailingRegion Arctic Ocean
Canadian Arctic waters
North Atlantic Ocean
serviceEntry early 17th century
usedBy English explorers
Henry Hudson
London merchants
Muscovy Company
usedFor Arctic exploration
Atlantic exploration
search for a Northwest Passage
voyageLeader Henry Hudson
Luke Foxe
Robert Bylot
Thomas Button
Thomas James
William Gibbons


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