&sq=&lang=&file=File:Godspeed_replica.jpg) Replica of Godspeed in New York City in 2006
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| History | |
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| Name | Godspeed, Goodspeed,[2] Good Speed[3] |
| Namesake | Godspeed (English expression) |
| Owner | Virginia Company of London |
| In service | before 1607 |
| Out of service | unknown (after 1607) |
| General characteristics | |
| Tons burthen | 40 |
| Length | est. 68 ft (21 m) |
| Sail plan | fully rigged ship |
Godspeed was one of the three ships on the 1606–1607 voyage to the New World for the English Virginia Company of London which resulted in the founding of Jamestown in the new Colony of Virginia. Captained by Bartholomew Gosnold, she was joined by the Susan Constant and Discovery on the journey.
- ^ "History of the British Flag". United States National Park Service. Retrieved 2 October 2016.
- ^ Gookin, Warner F. "Who Was Bartholomew Gosnold?" The William and Mary Quarterly, vol. 6, no. 3, 1949, pp. 398–415. JSTOR, https://doi.org/10.2307/1919984. Accessed 26 Aug. 2024.
- ^ "... Under the crown, American history;". Boston, Mass., P. Mason company. September 3, 1909 – via Internet Archive.