 The recreation project was modelled closely on that of the 17th century ship, the "Batavia" and the "Matthew" in Bristol.An international team of young people, linking Ireland North and South, the United States, Canada and many other countries, built the replica under the supervision of experienced shipwrights.The original cost had been projected at £4.265m sterling (~€5.8m) in 1993 and the final cost was just under 14 million Euro in 2002.