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pinaza construida en 1607-08 en la Colonia Popham (Maine)
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Join the roomVirginia o Virginia of Sagadahoc fue una pinaza construida en 1607 y 1608 por colonos ingleses en la Colonia Popham. El barco fue un proyecto de la Plymouth Company, rama de la propietaria Virginia Company, en tierras que Inglaterra reclamaba como pertenecientes a la Colonia de Virginia. Fue el primer buque inglés de alta mar construido en el Nuevo Mundo, y una demostración de la capacidad de la nueva colonia para construir barcos. Las segunda y tercera pinazas "locales" (Deliverance y Patience) se construyeron poco después en Bermuda tras la pérdida del Sea Venture durante el Third Supply.
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