Blessing of the Bay (1631)


Material Propulsion Country Year Launched
Wood Wind, Sail, 3 Masted Bark Thirteen Colonies, United States 1631
Length (feet) Displacement (tons)
Unknown 30

First vessel built in Massachusetts Bay; built on Mystic River (Medford)by shipwright John Molton at direction of Governor John Winthrop in July 1631; maiden voyage eastward in October 1631; later used by John Winthrop, Jr. to explore southern New England and eastern Long Island in 1633.

Sources

Robert A. McCaughey

Compiler

Peter Richards

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