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''Blessing of the Bay'' was the second oceangoing, non-fishing vessel built in what is now the United States, preceded only by the ''Virginia'', in 1607.〔 ==Construction== The ''Blessing of the Bay'' was a thirty-ton barque or a pinnace, built largely of locust tree wood. According to John R. Spears, ''Blessing of the Bay'' was not a bark except as the term was used to designate any sailing vessel at the time. He also stated that she had one mast.〔 〕 William H. Clark calls the ''Blessing of the Bay'' "primarily a trading vessel, but armed and designed to fight." He also stated, "she was high-bowed with one mast,〔 although another source describes her as having two masts.〔 〕 The ship was built for John Winthrop at Mistick (now Medford, Massachusetts), by Robert Molton and other shipwrights sent to New England in 1629 by the Massachusetts Bay Company, and was launched July 4, 1631 under the command of Anthony Dike.〔 〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Blessing of the Bay」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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