The Matthew
The Great Western Dockyard, Gasferry Road, Bristol BS1 6TY - England, UK
Phone: +44 (0)117 926 0680 - Fax: +44 (0)117 925 5788
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This is a full-scale replica of the ship on which John Cabot sailed to America in 1497. She was built in Bristol to celebrate the 500th anniversary of his discovery of Newfoundland. Despite the lack of plans or pictures of the original Matthew, it was possible to convincingly reconstruct the ship from a few clues and knowledge of the caravels of the time. The Matthew is usually berthed beside the SS Great Britain and can be seen on the same ticket.
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