STATISTICS OF THE HALF MOON
Please answer the following questions in your Social Studies notebook.
The answers can be found on the following website:
http://timesunion.com/halfmoon/numbers.htm
A pdf of this exercise can be download from the Bethlehem website.
1. How many anchors did the Half Moon have?
2. What are the names of the 3 masts found on the Half Moon?
3. How many tons of storage was there on the Half Moon?
4. How many crew members worked on the Half Moon?
5. What is the height of the ship?
6. What is the length on the deck?
7. What is the original construction date?
8. When was the replica constructed?
9. How many cannons could be found on the ship?
10. What country’s flag is found on the Foremast?
11. Describe this flag.
12. What city’s flag is found on the Mizzenmast?
13. What 3 colors are found on this flag?
14. What was the ship’s displacement?
15. What material did they use in the original construction?
Credits: McKeon, Robert. "The Halfmoon." Henry Hudson. 20 Aug.
2008 <http://timesunion.com/halfmoon/>.