Newport Ship Newport Ship The Newport Ship is a mid-fifteenth-century sailing vessel discovered by archaeologists in June 2002 in the city of Newport, South East Wales. It was found on the west bank of the River Usk, which runs through the city centre, during the building of the Riverfront Arts Centre; from which process it sustained some damage. The official name of the vessel is now the Newport Medieval Ship, to help distinguish it from other medieval vessels found in the area. The ship was originally around long and has been estimated to be of 161 tons burden - that being the
Newport YMCA A.F.C. club were Welsh Cup Semi-finalists losing 3–1 to Bangor City at Latham Park in Newtown missing out on a cup final place. One year later and the club were on another cup run reaching the quarter final of the Welsh Cup in the 2008/9 season losing out to Bridgend Town. Newport YMCA have many local rivals in the city of Newport. Newport YMCA have in recent years enjoyed clashes with cross-city rivals Caerleon and Llanwern. During the 2008–2009 season, they began a rivalry with Cwmbran Town, who had previously been relegated from the Welsh Premier League. At youth level Newport