SHIP THE MATTHEW WHAT HAPPENED TO THE ORIGINAL?

Question

I live in Bristol England and wondered what happened to the original ship the matthew? they built a replica now but wondered what happened to the original.

Answer 1

I did some research and found out the following:

"It is shown that the Matthew was a thoroughly unremarkable product of the Bristol shipping industry, which was simply chartered out of the town's marine for the 1497 expedition. Following this, the Matthew returned to ordinary commercial duties, serving the port's trade with Biscay and southeast Ireland."

Another website states that the ship's ultimate flowndering may have occured on Cabot's second transatlantic attempt in 1498.