The Ark (ship)

The Ark and the Dove, on a 1934 U.S. commemorative postage stamp.
History
Kingdom of England
Name	The Ark
Owner	Hired by Cecilius Calvert, second Baron or Lord Baltimore, (1605–1675)
Launched	c. 1630
Fate	Lost 1635
General characteristics
Tons burthen	400
Length	Approximately 132 feet (40 m) on deck[1]
Beam	32 feet (9.8 m)
Draft	14–15 feet (4.3–4.6 m)
Depth of hold	14 feet (4.3 m)
Propulsion	Sail
Sail plan	Three masted, Spritsail& spritsail topsail, fore course, fore topsail & fore topgallant, main course, main topsail and main topgallant, Lateen mizzen with square topsail.
Complement	Approximately 40 seamen
Armament	Unknown, but probably capable of mounting 20-25 cannon.

The Ark was a 400-ton English merchant ship hired in 1633 by Cecil Calvert, 2nd Baron Baltimore to bring roughly 140 English colonists and their equipment and supplies to the new colony and Province of Maryland, one of the original Thirteen Colonies of British North America on the Atlantic Ocean eastern seaboard. On the historic trans-oceanic voyage from England in late 1633 and early 1634, The Ark was accompanied by the smaller 40-ton pinnace Dove.^{[citation needed]}