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''Susan Constant'', captained by Christopher Newport, was the largest of three ships of the English Virginia Company (the others being ''Discovery'' and ''Godspeed'') on the 1606–1607 voyage that resulted in the founding of Jamestown in the new Colony of Virginia. ==History== ''Susan Constant'' was rated at 120 tons. Her keel length is estimated at 55.2 feet (16.8 meters). Her overall length from tip to stern is estimated at 116 feet. On the 1606–1607 voyage, she carried 71 colonists, all male, one of whom was John Smith of Pocahontas fame.〔The Great Rogue by Noel Gerson〕〔(Jamestown Settlement & Yorktown Victory Center: Jamestown Settlement Ships )〕 She returned to England in May 1607. She served as a merchant ship through at least 1615. Her fate is not known. The alternative name ''Sarah Constant'' has been cited, and is shown as being the name noted on the earliest document,〔(JSTOR: “The Susan Constant and the Mayflower”, by Minnie G. Cook )〕 leading to a belief that Samuel Purchas〔(JSTOR: “Sarah versus Susan”, by Gregory Robinson, Robin R. Goodison )〕 had the name wrong in his Pilgrims book.〔Samuel Purchas (1575?-1626): Purchas His Pilgrimes, In Five Books〕 There is growing support for the name Sarah Constant.〔(“Decades of work will see a ship’s story honored today” | HamptonRoads.com | PilotOnline.com )〕 The article that cites ''Sarah Constant'' is as follows: :''He tolde me of three barques on route to the New Worlde, thouse whose names are, as he tolde me thereon, be consysted of "Godspeed", "Discoverie" or "Discovery", and one whose name splyte twice, I think ´was "Sarah Constant". —'' presumably written by Sir Walter Raleigh. 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「Susan Constant」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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