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Replica Spanish 16th Century ship docks in Eastbourne
A replica of the first ship to circumnavigate the globe has docked in East Nao Victoria was built in Spain in 1991 and is a reproduction of a sailing vessel that left Seville in 1519, returning in 1522 after sailing around the modern Nao Victoria made a similar journey between 2004 and arrived in Eastbourne on Tuesday.
The original was part of a fleet of five that set off from Spain in 1519 but the only one to complete the was lost at sea in modern counterpart will be docked at the Sovereign Harbour until 22 June, and will be open to the public between 10:00 and 20:00 BST.
