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Henry Hudson’s chance to become a seafaring explorer came in 1607, when the Muscovy Company sent him to locate the Northwest Passage.

Henry Hudson commands his first ship, the Hopewell, on an expedition in search of the Northwest Passage.

For five years he searched for the fabled North-West Passage only to suffer a mutiny and disappear in the bay that bears his name.

The authenticity of some of his claims have been questioned by later historians but the name of Cabot still stands high in the annals of early exploration.

Henry Hudson was one of the most prominent sailors and navigators of the 17th Century.