Discovery (ship)
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Discovery was one of the three English ships in the 1606–1607 expedition that established the Jamestown colony in Virginia.
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
17th-century ship
ⓘ
English ship ⓘ ship ⓘ |
| alongsideShip |
Godspeed (ship)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Susan Constant NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| arrivalYear | 1607 ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Chesapeake region exploration
ⓘ
Jamestown Colony NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| builtFor | Virginia Company of London NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commandedBy |
Bartholomew Gosnold
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Christopher Newport NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Kingdom of England ⓘ |
| crewSize | about 21 ⓘ |
| departureYear | 1606 ⓘ |
| era |
Age of Exploration
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Elizabethan–Jacobean maritime period ⓘ |
| explored |
Chesapeake Bay
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
James River NERFINISHED ⓘ coast of Virginia ⓘ |
| fate | unknown ⓘ |
| flag | English flag ⓘ |
| hasReplica | Jamestown Settlement museum replica NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | helped establish first permanent English settlement in North America ⓘ |
| locationOfReplica | Jamestown Settlement, Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notablePassenger |
Edward Maria Wingfield
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
George Percy NERFINISHED ⓘ John Smith NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operator | Virginia Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| participatedIn | voyage that established Jamestown colony ⓘ |
| partOf |
1606–1607 Jamestown expedition
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
English colonization of North America ⓘ |
| primaryRole |
exploration
ⓘ
inshore survey ⓘ |
| sailedFrom | London NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sailedTo | Jamestown, Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
Jamestown commemorations
ⓘ
maritime history studies ⓘ |
| tonnage | 20 tons (approximate) ⓘ |
| type | pinnace ⓘ |
| usedBy | Jamestown colonists NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor |
colonization
ⓘ
transatlantic voyage ⓘ |
| voyagePurpose |
establish English settlement in Virginia
ⓘ
search for resources in the New World ⓘ |
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