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
Plimoth Patuxet is one of the
Nation’s foremost living history museums. Founded in 1947, the Museum creates
engaging experiences of history built on thorough research about the Indigenous
and European people who met along Massachusetts' historic shores in the 1600s.
Major exhibits include the Historic Patuxet Homesite, the 17th-Century English
Village, Mayflower II, and Plimoth Grist Mill. A private, 501(c)(3)
not-for-profit educational institution, Plimoth Patuxet is supported by
admission fees, donations, memberships, and revenue from educational programs,
gift shops and dining. Plimoth Patuxet receives support from the Massachusetts
Cultural Council, private foundations, corporations, and local businesses.
Located less than an hour’s drive south of Boston, and 15 minutes north of Cape
Cod, the Museum is open daily from early spring through the Sunday after
Thanksgiving. For more information, visit plimoth.org. Follow the Museum on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter.