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Newport's 1592 expedition was a series of privateering attacks which took place between April and June 1592 on the Spanish Main, mostly on the island of Hispaniola between an English raiding force led by Christopher Newport and defending Spanish garrisons.
The World War II Liberty Ship SS Christopher Newport was named in his honour. Captain Newport was portrayed by actors David Hemblen in Pocahontas: The Legend in 1999 and Christopher Plummer in Terrence Malick's 2005 film The New World, but did not appear in the 1995 Disney animated film or its 1998 direct-to-video sequel.
Watts' West Indies and Virginia expedition also known as the Action of Cape Tiburon [5] was an English expedition to the Spanish Main during the Anglo–Spanish War. [4] [7] The expedition began on 10 May and ended by 18 July 1590 and was commanded by Abraham Cocke and Christopher Newport.
Discovery, captained by John Ratcliffe, was the smallest of three ships that were led by Captain Christopher Newport on the voyage that resulted in the founding of Jamestown in the new Colony of Virginia in 1607. According to a 17th-century source, a total of 21 passengers were aboard during its initial expedition. [3]
Launched in 1863, the sailing ship experienced collisions, a mutiny, and the loss of a captain on its first few trips, before finding success making trips to India as a cargo ship and sailing 21 ...
Thomas Dale headed to the colony with 300 labourers, at the request of the London Company. The Starr, the Elizabeth, and Prosperous (with Vice Admiral Christopher Newport) also carried horses, poultry, goats, and rabbits. [99] [100] Thomas Gates had ships Sarah, [101] Tryall [note 8], Swan [note 9] which arrived just after the Dale flotilla ...
Christopher Newport was no stranger to raiding the Spanish New World and had been doing so since 1587 and was successful in every venture. [4] He even lost half of his arm during his successful 1590 expedition when seizing a ship from the Spaniards off Hispaniola. After returning from an expedition in 1598 with two valuable Spanish prizes ...
The tours became even more popular during COVID, and the return to comparative normalcy has translated into an increase in tour interest. Newport Historical Society tours are expanding to meet demand.