Nov 29, 2021

Mayflower II Departs for Mystic Seaport

Mayflower II has departed Plymouth, Massachusetts today for routine maintenance work at Mystic Seaport Museum’s Henry B. duPont Preservation Shipyard.

Mayflower II, Plimoth Patuxet Museums' 65-year-old historic reproduction of the ship that brought the Pilgrims to the shores of historic Patuxet in 1620, has departed Plymouth, Massachusetts today for routine maintenance work at Mystic Seaport Museum’s Henry B. duPont Preservation Shipyard. The ship is under tow for this journey by the tugboat JAGUAR, operated by Mitchell Towing in Fairhaven, Massachusetts. Once at Mystic Seaport, the ship will be moved into dry dock for regular maintenance and painting during the winter months. Mayflower II will return to Plymouth Harbor in time for Plimoth Patuxet Museums’ reopening for the 2022 season in early April.

About Plimoth Patuxet

Through powerful personal experiences of history, Plimoth Patuxet tells the stories of the Wampanoag people and the English colonists who created a new society – in collaboration and in conflict – in the 1600s. Major exhibits include Mayflower, the historic Patuxet Wampanoag Homesite, the 17th-Century English Village, and the Plimoth Grist Mill. Located less than an hour’s drive south of Boston, and 15 minutes north of Cape Cod, the Museum is open daily from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., seven days a week. A private, 501(c)(3) not-for-profit educational institution, the Museum is supported by admission fees, donations, memberships, and revenue from a variety of educational programming, dining and gift shops. Plimoth Patuxet is a Smithsonian Institution Affiliate and receives support from the Massachusetts Cultural Council, private foundations, corporations, and local businesses. For more information, visit www.plimoth.org. Follow the Museum on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter and Mayflower on Facebook and Instagram.