Mayflower II
Mayflower II at State Pier in Plymouth, Massachusetts, 2006
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| Name: | Mayflower II |
| Namesake: | Mayflower |
| Owner: | Plimoth Plantation |
| Builder: | Upham Shipyard, Brixham, Devon |
| Laid down: | July 27, 1955 |
| Launched: | September 22, 1956 |
| Christened: | by Stewart Upham & Reis Leming |
| Status: | Museum ship |
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| Displacement: | 238 long tons (242 t) |
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| Beam: | 25 ft 6 in (7.77 m) |
| Draft: | 13 ft (4.0 m) |
| Sail plan: | 3-masted ship |
| Armament: | 2 × 3-pounder minion stern chasers |
Mayflower II is a replica of the 17th-century ship Mayflower, celebrated for transporting the Pilgrims to the New World. The replica was built in Devon, England during 1955–1956, in a collaboration between Englishman Warwick Charlton and Plimoth Plantation, an American museum. The work drew upon reconstructed ship blueprints held by the American museum, along with hand construction by English shipbuilders' using traditional methods.Mayflower II was sailed from Plymouth, Devon on April 20, 1957, recreating the original voyage across the Atlantic Ocean, under the command of Alan Villiers. According to the ship's log, Mayflower II was towed up the East River into New York City on Monday, July 1, 1957. Afterwards, Villiers and crew received a ticker-tape parade in New York City.
The ship was built at the Upham Shipyard in Brixham and financed by private donations in England and the Plimouth Plantation. It represented the alliance between the United Kingdom and the United States for collaboration during the Second World War. The ship is considered a faithful generic replica within a few details (electric lights added and ladder replaced with a lower-deck staircase), with solid oak timbers, tarred hemp rigging, and hand-coloured maps. It is 106 ft (32 m) long by 25 ft (7.6 m) wide, 236 tons displacement, three masts (mainmast, foremast, mizzen), a bowsprit and 6 sails.
The ship is seaworthy and sailed to Providence, Rhode Island in 2002. In December 2012, Mayflower II was towed to dry dock at Fairhaven Shipyard in Fairhaven, Mass for Coast Guard inspection as well as repairs. The repairs took longer than originally planned because unexpected damage was discovered during the inspection. Repairs were eventually completed and Mayflower II returned to her berth in Plymouth, Massachusetts, on August 7, 2013. In December 2015, the ship arrived at the Henry B. duPont Preservation Shipyard in Mystic, CT for restoration. The ship made its return to Plymouth Mass., in June 2016.
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