In the picture above it is a picture of Henry Hudson's first ship the Hopewell
Henry Hudson's first two voyages were funded by the Muscovy Company. This company was founded by Henry Hudson's grandfather who was very wealthy. This company hired Hudson to find a new sea route across the North Pole to Asia (i.e. the Northwest Passage). On May 1,1607, Henry Hudson with a crew of ten men, set off to find the new sea route. After a while of no hope, Henry Hudson returned home to England and asked the Muscovy Company to pay for a second voyage, but this time he was going to sail along Russia to get to his destination Asia. Hudson, in 1608, sailed out on his second voyage but became trapped between ice and eventually headed home failing his mission once again. When he came back to England, he lost the confidence of the Muscovy Company and was fired. In November 1608, Hudson travelled to Amsterdam and met with the Dutch East India Company. Hudson was hired to take a ship called the Half Moon and in 1609, he went off on his third voyage. They gave him specific instructions and to return back immediately. Of course, Hudson did not return immediately and he was ordered to dock the Half Moon permanently. His last voyage in 1610 was funded by wealthy/powerful men, including the King of England's son to search again for the Northwest Passage. Hudson set out with twenty men, including his son. On this particular voyage, Henry Hudson encountered many storms and tough waves. Due to the trouble on his ship and his disgruntled crew on what would be his last voyage, Hudson was tied and set out to sea with his son and seven other crew members in a small boat- never to be seen from again.