[1] Originally built as a merchant ship in 1650, and later the Royal Navy ketch HMS Nonsuch, the vessel was sold to Sir William Warren in 1667.

A replica of the original Nonsuch was commissioned by the Hudson's Bay Company to celebrate their tercentenary in 1970.

[2] She was built by J. Hinks and Son shipyard, in Appledore, Devon, England[3] and was crafted to be as close as possible to the original and featured many of the features ships of the time would have had such as "hiding cabins" (small bunks hidden within a cupboard).

The vessel has peg board used for tracking position and speed, a charlie noble (a chimney with a mobile head).

When completed, Nonsuch replica was placed on the MV Halifax City, owned by Charles Hills of Bristol, and carried to Canada.