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Newport medieval ship: a decade of restoration – BBC news video, 13 April 2012 Conference: 'The World of the Newport Ship' , 17–18 July 2014 The Newport Medieval Ship in Context: The Life and Times of a 15th Century Merchant Vessel Trading in Western Europe, a presentation by T.N. Jones & N. Nayling , 28 August 2015
Riverfront Arts Centre. / 51.58832; -2.99343. The Riverfront ( Welsh: Glan yr Afon) is the principal and newest theatre and arts centre in the City of Newport. It is located on the west bank of the River Usk on the Bristol Packet Wharf in the city centre. Designed by architectural firm Austin-Smith:Lord, the centre was opened on 23 October 2004.
The Newport Tower, also known as the Old Stone Mill, is a round stone tower located in Touro Park in Newport, Rhode Island, the remains of a windmill built in the mid-17th century. It has received attention due to speculation that it is actually several centuries older and would thus represent evidence of pre-Columbian trans-oceanic contact.
The Khufu ship is one of the oldest, largest, best preserved vessels from antiquity. It is 43.4 metres (142 ft) long, 5.9 metres (19 ft) wide, and 1.78 meters (5.83 ft) deep, and is the world's oldest intact ship. It has been described as "a masterpiece of woodcraft" that could sail today if put into a lake or a river.
On the Instagram account Fairfax set up for the property, @boisdore_newport, posts from October 2022 and September 2023 seem to indicate the property was intended to be used as a wedding venue ...
Location Ship Class / type Notes 1418 England: William Soper Southampton: Grace Dieu: Flagship For Henry V of England: 1441 Castile: Pinta: Caravela latina: Part of Columbus' first expedition ~1449 England: Newport: Newport Medieval Ship: Great ship Launch date approximate: Before 1486 Denmark: Gribshunden: Flagship For John, King of Denmark ...
Medieval ships were the vessels used in Europe during the Middle Ages. Like ships from antiquity, they were moved by sails, oars, or a combination of the two. There was a large variety, mostly based on much older, conservative designs. Although wider and more frequent communications within Europe meant exposure to a variety of improvements ...
Captain of the Susan Constant during 1606–1607 voyage to Jamestown. Christopher Newport (1561–1617) was an English seaman and privateer. He is best known as the captain of the Susan Constant, the largest of three ships which carried settlers for the Virginia Company in 1607 on the way to found the settlement at Jamestown in the Virginia ...