Giovanni de Verazzano and then Henry Hudson.
Verrazano sailed into NY harbor. He was the first European to see it.
The boats sailed into the harbor.
the verb is "sailed"
New york
Henry Hudson
the statue of liberty
The Hudson River
The ship that Henry Hudson sailed to New York harbor was called: Half Moon.
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The verb in the sentence "the ship sailed smoothly into the harbour" is sailed.Similar verbs, depending on the tense, are sail, sails and sailing.
It is 102 miles according to Google Maps.