ALBANY, N.Y. - A full-scale replica of Henry Hudson's early 17th-century ship the Half Moon is heading to a new home port in the Netherlands.
The board of directors of the Albany-based New Netherland Museum announced Tuesday that the city council in Hoorn, Netherlands, voted in favour of adopting the Half Moon.
The ship is a replica of the Dutch vessel Hudson sailed in 1609 when he discovered the river that now bears his name. Launched in Albany in 1989, the Half Moon has served as a floating classroom for New York students.
Operated by the New Netherland Museum, the ship suffered from financial difficulties and the lack of a home port.
Plans call for the Half Moon to set sail in 2015 for Hoorn, where it will be part of a historic site managed by the Westfries Museum.
