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	deseretnews.com \| Crew trains to set sail on replica 17th-century ship Godspeed
		Godspeed sails down the James River in Virginia as part of a training mission for volunteers.
		The "Godspeed Sail" is among a series of events planned for the 400th anniversary of Jamestown.
		Because there are no known illustrations or blueprints of the Godspeed or its sister ships, the ship was built based on the design of other early 17th century ships and documentation that the original Godspeed could carry 40 tons of cargo and passengers.
	deseretnews.com /dn/view/0,1249,635209351,00.html (522 words)

	Godspeed - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Godspeed, as a word, is a wish for a prosperous journey, success, and good fortune.
		Godspeed (ship), a ship that was captained by Christopher Newport.
		Godspeed (novel), a science fiction novel by Charles Sheffield.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Godspeed (174 words)

	Jamestown 2007 :: Godspeed Sail to Baltimore Commemorates America's 400th Anniversary (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		America's 400th Anniversary's Godspeed Sail will bring the story of the journey that changed the world and the nation's birthplace, Jamestown, VA, to hundreds of thousands of visitors who will have a glimpse into early 17th-century America and the legacies on which our nation was founded.
		Docking in Baltimore from June 9 - 12, Godspeed is accompanied by a "Landing Party Festival," a unique combination of education, entertainment and interactive experiences that is free to the public.
		The 2006 Godspeed Sail is one of 10 signature events and hundreds of other community projects commemorating America's 400th Anniversary.
	sev.prnewswire.com /travel/20060609/DCF01409062006-1.html (652 words)

	bymnews.com
		The 17th-century ship and its Landing Party Festival received a warm reception in each port city with more than 456,000 people attending the free event, surpassing planners' original estimates of 250,000 to 350,000 visitors.
		The Godspeed, an 88-foot recently constructed replica of one of the ships that brought settlers to Virginia in 1607, serves as a floating museum.
		The ship will return to Jamestown Settlement, where it will be open to visitors along with replicas of the Susan Constant and Discovery.
	www.bymnews.com /new/content/view/33293/82 (310 words)

	The Journey That Changed the World - Fairfax County, Virginia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		A replica of the Godspeed, one of three original ships that brought the first permanent English settlers to Jamestown, will be at the Alexandria waterfront beginning Saturday, May 27, through Saturday, June 3.
		The Godspeed is a 65-foot, three-mast square-rigger of 40 tons that carried 52 passengers, crew and provisions for five months.
		The ship sailed from London on Dec. 20, 1606, and arrived in Jamestown on April 26, 1607.
	www.fairfaxcounty.gov /news/2006/114.htm (529 words)

	What Happened to the Three Ships
		The individual ship most inquired after is the Discovery, the smallest, which stayed behind in Virginia when the other two, the Susan Constant and the Godspeed, went back to England on a re-supply mission.
		It was a non-productive trip with Waymouth blaming the failure on a mutiny by the crew in the latter part of July.
		This ship, under the command of Master William Brown, sailed in company with the Speedwell in 1603 for an exploration voyage in the New World.
	www.nps.gov /colo/Jthanout/3SHIPS.html (838 words)

	godspeedsail (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		The Godspeed, Jamestown Settlement's new re-creation of one of the three ships that brought America's first permanent English colonists to Virginia in 1607, set sail on May 22, 2006, to launch "America's 400th Anniversary," an 18-month national commemoration marking the founding of Jamestown.
		Visitors toured the Godspeed at each of the six ports, and had the opportunity to speak with costumed historical interpreters.
		The 2006 Godspeed Sail is the first of 10 signature events commemorating America's 400th Anniversary.
	www.historyisfun.org /jamestown/godspeedsail.cfm (225 words)

	Godspeed (ship) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Godspeed was one of the three ships of the English East India Company that were led by Captain Christopher Newport on the 1607 voyage that resulted in the founding of the first permanent English settlement in North America, Jamestown, in the new Colony of Virginia.
		The 40-ton Godspeed was a brigantine estimated to have been 68 feet in length.
		Replicas of the Godspeed and her sisters in the 1607 voyage, the larger Susan Constant and the smaller Discovery, are docked in the James River at Jamestown Settlement (formerly Jamestown Festival Park), adjacent to the Jamestown National Historic Site.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Godspeed_(ship) (246 words)

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		The Godspeed is a $2.6 million replica of one of the three ships that carried the first settlers to Jamestown in 1607.
		The ship slowly moved away from the dock onto the James River as its crew, dressed in 17th-century garb, unfurled the square sails on its three masts to cheers from onlookers.
		Built in Maine, the Godspeed arrived at Jamestown Settlement two weeks ago to replace an older replica, built in the 1980s, that is deteriorating.
	www.nctimes.com /articles/2006/05/23/news/nation/52206153018.prt (446 words)

	Ship's voyage launches Jamestown anniversary - Metropolitan - The Washington Times, America's ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		The Godspeed, a $2.6 million replica of one of the three ships that carried the first settlers to Jamestown in 1607, is sailing to six East Coast ports to generate national interest in the "America's 400th Anniversary" commemoration.
		The ship slowly moved away from the dock onto the James River as its crew, dressed in 17th-century garb, unfurled the square sails on its three masts to cheers from the 150 guests invited to the bon-voyage party.
		While the ship is in "museum mode," modern navigational equipment and amenities, such as a shower and small kitchen, will be hidden to preserve the 17th-century atmosphere.
	www.washtimes.com /metro/20060522-111814-1483r.htm (537 words)

	Godspeed sails into Baltimore - Examiner.com
		The Godspeed III, a replica of the boat the Jamestown settlers came in, is docked at the Inner Harbor in Baltimore on Friday.
		Godspeed, a $2.65 million replica of one of the ships that carried settlers to Jamestown, Va., in 1607, docked Friday at Baltimore’s Inner Harbor for a three-day commemoration of America’s beginning.
		The ship’s master, Eric Speth, who is Maritime Program manager for the foundation, said the replicate had modern amenities for cooking added to the lower cabin.
	www.examiner.com /a-132029~Godspeed_sails_into_Baltimore.html (460 words)

	Jamestown ship tour draws 456,000 visitors (phillyBurbs.com) \| Pennsylvania News (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		The Godspeed, a new, $2.6 million replica of one of the three ships that carried the founders of America's first permanent English settlement to Virginia in 1607, visited Alexandria, Baltimore, Philadelphia, New York and Boston, as well as Newport.
		The ship was headed back to its home berth at the state-run Jamestown Settlement living history museum, a few hundred yards from the spot where the settlers built James Fort.
		The county requested the Godspeed because the festival, co-presented by the city of Fredericksburg, is a local celebration related to the Jamestown anniversary, she said.
	www.phillyburbs.com /pb-dyn/news/103-08012006-691870.html (731 words)

	A Stout Ship, and A Stout Crew by John Trindle; nonfiction travel science (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		This Godspeed, a faithful replica of the original one of three ships which transported the founders of the first permanent settlement of the thirteen colonies, was built at Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry-dock, to recreate the historic 1606-1607 voyage.
		The ship was crewed with 12, instead of the 13 crew and 39 passengers of the original.
		In addition, the ship was able to keep in touch with their home base, and call for assistance from the Coast Guard when weather threatened to dash the ship against the shoals off the coast of North Carolina.
	www.pikerpress.com /article.cfm?form.id=87 (1589 words)

	Scholastic News: Aboard the Godspeed
		You are on a ship called the Godspeed, one of the three original ships that brought English colonists to Jamestown—the first permanent English settlement in America.
		The original Godspeed had six sails that were used as the primary means of propulsion.
		Visitors to the Godspeed will get a first-hand look at what it was like to be a passenger on a ship in the 17th century.
	teacher.scholastic.com /scholasticnews/news/archive.asp?archive=062406 (463 words)

	Godspeed in Baltimore, 2006 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		While one of the ship's crew discusses the construction of the replica and the voyage...
		The ship docked at Fells Point, which is kind of ironic as the shipyards where many Baltimore clippers and Navy vessels that fought the British during the Revolution and War of 1812 were built here.
		If this ship looks familiar, that's because it's a model of the USS Constellation before her refurbishing...I have a piece of wood from the era of this model, when much of the ship was rebuilt.
	www.littlereview.com /photos/godspee2.htm (341 words)

	Godspeed Sail Recap
		Anniversary began with a bang as the 80-day sail of replica Godspeed brought a bit of American history to six major ports along the eastern seaboard.
		Interactive NASA exhibits in front of the Maryland Science Center and Godspeed Landing Party Festival connected exploration of the past with exploration of the future.
		The ship was welcomed by a fireboat as it passed the Statue of Liberty and entered New York Harbor on Monday, June 26, 2006.
	www.jamestown2007.org /whatsnew400.cfm (487 words)

	wjz.com - 'Godspeed' Ship Docks In Inner Harbor (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		WJZ Baltimore, Maryland News Weather: 'Godspeed' Ship Docks In Inner Harbor
		The visit by the ship Godspeed is part of an 80-day East Coast tour to spotlight next year's 400th anniversary of the founding of Jamestown, Virginia.
		Godspeed will be docked in Baltimore's Inner Harbor this weekend before heading up to Philadelphia and then New York.
	wjz.com /local/local_story_160184135.html (212 words)

	Three ships and a New World \| csmonitor.com
		The middle-sized ship, the Godspeed, has been reconstructed and is sailing up the East Coast - from Baltimore to Boston - this summer, to celebrate the 400th anniversary of the voyage and to preview the celebration taking place next year in Jamestown.
		Today's Godspeed crew is doing its best to re-create the feel of the original sail, but there are some things that might not be worth duplicating.
		Aboard the ship, the youngest passengers were responsible for menial tasks such as washing clothes and cleaning the quarters.
	www.csmonitor.com /2006/0720/p18s02-hfks.html (741 words)

	NASA - Godspeed
		This replica of the 17th century ship Godspeed was under full sail when it cruised past the Statute of Liberty in New York harbor.
		A team from NASA traveled with the Godspeed to six East Coast ports during the summer with an interactive exhibit highlighting the connections between the adventurous men and women who settled in Virginia almost 400 years ago and NASA's plans to explore space and establish a presence on other worlds.
		The Godspeed -- an 88-foot replica of the ship that brought the first English colonists to America -- acted as a floating museum, educating more than 456,000 visitors in six cities about exploration of the past.
	www.nasa.gov /multimedia/imagegallery/image_feature_682.html (163 words)

	Chesapeake Bay - Colonial Period - The Mariners' Museum
		Three ships headed down the Thames River on December 20, 1606 to start their expedition to the New World.
		The rivers were important to transport the heavy hogsheads (barrels) of tobacco to the ships so they could be sent to England.
		When their time was up they were freed and given a piece of land to get started in the colony.
	www.mariner.org /chesapeakebay/colonial/col003.html (873 words)

	AMERICA’S 400TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION
		The 2006 Godspeed sail is one of ten signature events and hundreds of other community projects commemorating America's 400th Anniversary.
		The Landing Party Festival and Godspeed tours are free and open to the public.
		"Godspeed," the public is invited to board and tour the historic 17th-century replica ship that will be docked at the T-pier.
	www.funside.com /jamestown.asp (856 words)

	Fredericksburg.com - GOD S PEED Ship replica helps usher in an American celebration
		The Godspeed will be accompanied in each port by a free landing party, with live entertainment and nearly a dozen historical exhibits and cultural displays.
		As you read this, the Godspeed is probably nearing Mount Vernon on the Potomac--river of John Smith and the early colonists, of the tobacco plantations that propelled European settlement, and of founding families such as the Lees and Washingtons.
		As the ship set sail, its crew turned out in period costume, cannon blasts filled the air, and two rarely seen pennants--the British national flag of 1607 and a Virginia Company flag bearing the Cross of St. George--fluttered from its masts.
	fredericksburg.com /News/FLS/2006/052006/05252006/193404 (938 words)

	Godspeed Sails to New York City Commemorates America’s 400th Anniversary17th-Century Ship Replica Ship Brings ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Godspeed Sails to New York City Commemorates America’s 400th Anniversary17th-Century Ship Replica Ship Brings History to Life and Honors ’The Journey That Changed The World’
		America’s 400th Anniversary’s Godspeed Sail brings the story of the journey that changed the world and the nation’s birthplace, Jamestown, VA, to hundreds of thousands of visitors who will have a glimpse into early 17th-century America and the legacies on which our nation was founded.
		Docked in New York City June 27-July 6, Godspeed is accompanied by its "Landing Party Festival," a unique combination of education, entertainment and interactive experiences that is free to the public.
	www.mysan.de /article491488.html (822 words)

	Godspeed
		Painting by Mike Haywood of the Voyage of the Susan Constant, Godspeed and Discovery, which again portrays the 3 ships weathering a stiff breeze in mid Atlantic nearly 400 years ago.
		Just how a boat the size of the Godspeed (the vessel on the right) carried over 50 settlers, ship's crew and supplies for 5 month's across the Atlantic in the middle of winter defies belief.
		Captained by Christopher Newport, the Susan Constant, Godspeed 40 -ton Vessel 52 Passengers and Discovery 20 ton vessel 21 Passengers sailed from London on 20 Dec.1606 and arrived nearby on the Virginia capes on 26 Apr.
	www.schoonerman.com /godspeed.htm (226 words)

	Amazon.com: Godspeed: A Novel: Books: Lynn Breedlove (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Godspeed follows the trail of its heroine, Jim, a butch-lesbian and punk-rock fan who spends most of her waking hours trying to score her next high while supporting herself as a bicycle messenger in San Francisco.
		Godspeed was recommended to me by a friend, and when I first picked it up I found I couldn't put it down until it was finished - literally - about 24 hours later.
		It's a gritty and beautifully rendered novel and one of the best I've read in years (as I work in a bookstore that's a statement not to be taken lightly).
	www.amazon.com /Godspeed-Novel-Lynn-Breedlove/dp/0312313632 (1624 words)

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		Bob Zentz is a singer of songs-old & new- about people, places and times gone by, a player on dozens of the usual (and unusual) folk instruments, and a teller of the tales behind the songs.
		Dan Maser is a multi-instrumental performer based in the DC area.
		She will sing and tell stories with a moral behind it, stories of love, pride, happiness and of lessons to be learned and practiced.
	www.americas400thanniversary.org /godspeedsail-alexandria.cfm (2312 words)

	GODSPEED (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		The Ship of Fools website is always up to something, sometimes good and sometimes suspect.
		Godspeed is getting ready to launch a new web application for Christians.
		Their stance is that they want to get a better reality about how their “customers” feel about their “products and services”, and feel that who better than from a non believer and an atheist at that.
	www.godspeedcomputing.com (937 words)

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