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left-of-center2012

(34,195 posts) Tue Jul 9, 2019, 08:46 PM Jul 2019

Mayflower replica to sail for 400th anniversary of voyage

A replica of the Mayflower will sail to Boston as part of commemorations of the 400th anniversary of the Pilgrims’ landing in Massachusetts.

Organizers say that the Mayflower II will be on display next year at the Charlestown Navy Yard from May 14 to May 19, and that visitors will have an opportunity to board the ship for free.

The vessel has been undergoing an $11.2 million restoration at the Mystic Seaport Museum in Connecticut since 2016.

The original Mayflower was lost to history after returning to England following its famous 1620 voyage to the New World.

The full-scale replica ship was built in England in the 1950s and has been berthed in Plymouth Harbor.

Plans are to take it back to Plymouth following the Mayflower Sails 2020 event.

https://www.apnews.com/beafe28024a24248aacd2d2b19f4c7b7

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Used to live in a small town adjacent to Plymouth... DonViejo Jul 2019 #1

Regarding the original, lost to history. 3Hotdogs Jul 2019 #2

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DonViejo

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1. Used to live in a small town adjacent to Plymouth...

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Tue Jul 9, 2019, 09:03 PM

Jul 2019

I've seen and been aboard Mayflower II many times (great place to take visiting out of town family and friends). The ship is very tiny, hard to believe the numbers of people and animals crossed the pond on it.

3Hotdogs

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2. Regarding the original, lost to history.

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Tue Jul 9, 2019, 11:04 PM

Jul 2019

I recall a story about 10 years ago, it's hull was used as a barn at a farm in U.K.

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