Hey Alison, Have fun with the Godspeed gig. I was lucky enough to see the replica of Godspeed (the middle-sized boat of the three that sailed to Jamestown in 1607)launched from the boatyard where she was built in Rockport, Maine a couple of months ago. She's a beautiful little boat. (Emphasis on LITTLE! If its promoters of the sail are calling it a "tall ship" that's a bit of a stretch, although it does have three masts.) It's actually pretty amazing to think that 52 people made the long voyage across the Atlantic on such a very small ship. A replica of the smallest Jamestown vessel, the pinnace Discovery, is being built down in Damariscotta at the shipyard where folkie and luthier Nic Apollonio works. The Godspeed launch in Rockport interested me enough that I looked up some stuff about it. Here 'tis, for what it's worth: December 20, 1606 The Godspeed departed London in the company of the flagship Susan Constant and the pinnace Discovery, and arrived April 26, 1607, at Virginia. The Godspeed departed Virginia on June 22, 1607, in the company of the Susan Constant and arrived in England on July 29, 1607. (cit. 5) Sources: (1) "Bristol and America", Introduction. (2) "The Cradle of the Republic", pages 8-9. (3) "Hotten's Lists", Virginia Musters (4) "The Virginia Adventure", pages 113, 121, & 123-125. (5) "Ships of the World" (6) "Saints and Strangers" Ship and Passenger Information: Type: Not given, but of "flyboat" design (cit. 5) Burthen: 40 tons (cit. 2, pages 8-9; and cit. 4, pages 113, 121, & 123-125; cit. 6, page 129; ) 55-70 tons (cit. 5) Length (waterline): ~48 feet (cit. 4) Captain Bartholomew Gosnold, Commander (Previously captain of the Concord on a voyage to Maine and Massachusetts in 1602.) Passengers: 52 settlers (cit. 5) No passengers are listed giving this vessel name in the Virginia Musters of 1624/5. Any passengers living at that time, therefore, would be amongst those listed without arrival information in the Musters.
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