Phantom Ship The New Haven Colony decided to send out a ship to trade with England. They needed to trade because they wanted some supplies from England and they also wanted to show England that they were doing well in the new world. The colony got together all the goods they could scrape together. Finally, they had five thousand pounds of goods. The colonists in charge of the ship were Thomas Gregson, Nathaniel Lurner, George Lamberton, and the wife of Steven Goodyear. In January, 1647, the ship was ready to go, but the harbor was iced in. They waited for a while but got anxious to go. They backed the ship out, breaking through the remaining ice. Backing ships out was thought to be bad luck at that time, but they did it anyway! Day in and day out, the colonists watched for the return of the ship. Reverend Davenport climbed into the steeple every day to see if it was returning. One calm morning in June the Reverend saw the ship in full sail coming into the harbor. He watched in disbelief as the ship rose into the clouds. In full sail when it was almost over the ground, it crumbled and disappeared. The strangest thing about it was the sails were full but the small amount of wind was blowing the other direction. The Reverend though it was a message from God \, telling the colonists the sad fate of the ship. This event weakened the colony. It was 100 years before the colony decided to build another cargo ship to sail to England. Lindy