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THE GODSPEED
Use this order number: G1. New pictures of the Godspeed, just arrived May 8, 2006 in its new home port at the Jamestown Settlement in Williamsburg, VA. The first Godspeed sailed from London with two other ships on December 30, 2006,with a crew of 13 and 39 passengers - bound for the New World. This new replica replaces a first recreation of the Godspeed built in 1982. The older replica is being replaced because it is slowly being destroyed by a wood fungus. The new Godspeed replica begins a tour of the East Coast, including Alexandria, Baltimore, Philadelphia, New York and Newport. All photos © 2006 Hal Gieseking
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New ship's bell sends signals to the crew to sound alarms, change sails, etc. |
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G4. Three-masted ship (equipped today with an engine and modern navigation equipment) |
G5. Ship-shape new ropes |
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G6. Deck of new replica compared with . . . |
 G7. On the deck of the old Godspeed
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G8. Prow of new replica points directly at the older replica of the Godspeed in the Jamestown Settlement harbor
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G9. Historic interpreter on old
replica demonstrates early navigation equipment - an hour glass, knotted
rope, and a wooden paddle that pulls out the rope in the water. Shows
ancient navigators how many "knots" they have traveled. |
 G10. Docked at Jamestown Settlement |
 G11. Hoisting sail over the new Godspeed All photos © 2006 Hal E. Gieseking |
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