The Matthew of Bristol (2)

The Matthew is a faithful, full-size replica of John Cabot's original ship. It is  78 feet / 24 metres long, with a beam of 20ft 6inches / 6.25 metres, with a draft of 7 feet / 2.1 metres, and 2,360 square feet / 219 square metres of sail.





















On her historic voyage, in 1997, to mark the 500th anniversary of Cabot's original journey to Newfoundland, The Matthew followed the original course exactly, carrying exactly the same number of crew, and taking exactly the same amount of time to complete the crossing.
On 24th June 1997 she was welcomed into port at Bonavista by Queen Elizabeth.

She has just sailed from Plymouth bound for London, where she will join 46 other tall ships and historic craft taking part in the 1,000 boat Thames Diamond Jubilee Pageant on Sunday 3rd June.