Susan Constant was the flagship and the largest of the three ships that brought the first permanent English settlers to America in 1607. While anchored in the River Thames near Limehouse, it was involved in a minor collision with another vessel that led to a case in the High Court of Admiralty. The resulting court records were used to help determine the size of this re-creation. The original was probably built in 1605 and almost certainly built on the River Thames near London. Soon after the Jamestown colony was planted, Susan Constant returned to England and continued its career as an ordinary trading vessel.
