Ss Sea Venture English Ship ~~ AHOY BERMUDA ~~

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TIME lINE: JULY 28TH,1609I

Commanded by Admiral George Sumers ran ashore on Bermuda, where the passengers and crew founded a British Colony

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Admiral Sir George Somers (1554–1610) was a Privateer  English naval hero, knighted for his achievements and the Admiral of the Virginia Company. He achieved renown as part of an expedition led by Sir Amyas Preston against the Spanish fleet in 1595 during the undeclared Anglo-Spanish War.

Born in Lyme RegisDorset, in 1554, George was the son of John Somers and his wife. From a young age, he became a skilled and well-known seaman and owned at least one ship, the Julian, whose home port was Lyme Regis.

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