Discovery (1602 ship)

Discovery on stained glass window in St Sepulchre-without-Newgate.
History
  Kingdom of England
NameDiscovery, Discoverie
General characteristics
Tons burthen20 tons
Length38 ft (12 m) on deck
PropulsionSails
Sail planBarque

Discovery was a small 20-ton, 38-foot (12 m) long "fly-boat" of the English East India Company, launched before 1602. It was one of the three ships (along with Susan Constant and Godspeed) on the 1606–1607 voyage to the New World for the English Virginia Company of London. The journey resulted in the founding of Jamestown in the new Colony of Virginia.

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