Q: How many voyages did Henry Hudson lead and for which one was he on the Half Moon?
A: Captain Hudson's 1609 voyage was his third expedition of four. With the exception of his voyage on d'Halve Maen, he sailed for the English. In 1607 he set out on a ship called the Hopewell in search of a passage to the East Indies by sailing north and east of Greenland through the North Pole, but the passage did not exist. He again failed to break through the pack ice in 1608 when he sailed north and east from London, heading north of Russia.
His final voyage was in 1610, again sailing for the English on a ship called the Discovery. He sailed across the Atlantic Ocean, north over Canada, and into what is now known as Hudson Strait. There, he and his crew were met with unfavorable and changing winds, as well as heaving ice, hindering their progress. After spending the winter blocked in by the ice, Hudson wanted to continue forward but his crew — sick, hungry, and cold — mutinied. They left Hudson, his son, some supporters, the sick, and the lame adrift in a small boat and returned to England. Henry Hudson was never found.
