''Discovery'' or ''Discoverie'' was a small 20-
ton, long "
fly-boat" of the
British East India Company, launched before 1602. It was one of the three ships (along with and ) 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.
History
In 1602,
George Weymouth became the first European to explore what would later be called
Hudson Strait when he sailed ''Discovery'' into the strait. Weymouth's expedition to find the
Northwest Passage was funded jointly by the East India Company and the
Muscovy Company
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''Discovery'', captained by
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, was the smallest of three ships that were led by Captain
Christopher Newport on the voyage that resulted in the founding of
Jamestown in the new
Colony of Virginia in 1607. According to a 17th-century source, a total of 21 passengers were aboard during its initial expedition.
When Captain Newport returned to
London
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,
England
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