Mayflower II

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Mayflower II is a full-scale replica of the 17th-century ship that carried the Pilgrims to North America, serving as a historical museum vessel.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf full-scale ship replica
museum ship
sailing ship
associatedEvent 400th anniversary of the Mayflower voyage
basedOn Mayflower
beam about 25 feet
commemorates 1620 voyage of the Mayflower
constructedBy Brixham shipyard
J. Hinks & Son
country United States
countryOfConstruction England
crewComplement approximately 25 to 30
designedToRepresent 17th-century English merchant ship
draft about 12 feet
firstAtlanticCrossingYear 1957
firstVoyageDestination Plymouth, Massachusetts
firstVoyageOrigin Plymouth, England
flag United States
function floating museum
tourist attraction
homePort Plymouth, Massachusetts
launchDate 1956-09-22
launchedIn Brixham
lengthOverall about 106 feet
locatedIn Plymouth Harbor
majorRestorationCompletionYear 2020
majorRestorationLocation Mystic Seaport
majorRestorationStartYear 2014
material wood
openToPublic true
operator Plimoth Patuxet Museums
owner Plimoth Patuxet Museums
passengerCapacity about 100 (interpretive)
placeOfConstruction Brixham
purpose historical education
living history exhibit
registeredAs historic vessel
replicaOf Mayflower
returnedToService 2020
rigging three-masted square rig
shipType square-rigged ship
sponsoredBy Plimoth Plantation (former name of Plimoth Patuxet Museums)
theme Pilgrim migration to North America
tourLanguage English
underwentRestoration true
yearLaunched 1956


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