Media Alert: Mayflower II to Depart for Mystic Seaport Museum for Routine Maintenance
Historic ship will begin journey on Friday, December 5
Plymouth, Massachusetts (December 4, 2025) – Plimoth Patuxet Museums announces that Mayflower II, the Museum’s full-scale reproduction of the tall ship that brought the Pilgrims across the Atlantic Ocean in 1620, is scheduled to depart Plymouth, Massachusetts, on Friday, December 5, at approximately 10:30 am, for routine maintenance work at Mystic Seaport Museum’s Henry B. duPont Preservation Shipyard.
Accompanied by Plimoth Patuxet’s Maritime Preservation and Operations team, the national treasure will be towed by Stasinos Marine for the journey. Upon arrival at Mystic Seaport Museum, Mayflower II will be hauled out of the water for regular and routine maintenance, i.e., painting and caulking.
This ship is expected to enter the east end of the Cape Cod Canal on Friday, December 5, at approximately 1-1:30 pm. Please note that Mayflower II’s travel schedule is dependent on tide, weather, and other conditions, and is therefore subject to change without notice. Track the ship’s journey and progress here: https://www.marinetraffic.com/...
Mayflower II is anticipated to return to her home berth in Plymouth Harbor in mid-April. Plimoth Patuxet Museums will open for the 2026 season on Saturday, March 14. Explore the Museum’s winter programs and events at plimoth.org/events.
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 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, TikTok, YouTube, and X/Twitter.