Mayflower Tall Ship Model
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The Mayflower brought the first group of Pilgrims to North America in 1620.
As originally conceived, the expedition included another vessel, the Speedwell,
but the latter proved unseaworthy.
The Mayflower, about 180 gross tons and carrying 102 passengers, finally got
under way from Plymouth, England, on September 16, 1620. The ship was headed
for Virginia, where the colonists had been authorized to settle. As a result
of stormy weather and navigational errors, the vessel failed to make good its
course, and on November 21st, the Mayflower rounded the end of Cape Cod and
dropped anchor off the site of present-day Provincetown, Massachusetts.
No one knows exactly what the ship looked like, but it was probably about 27
m (90 ft) long, had three masts and two decks, and probably weighed about 180
tons.
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The Mayflower
Model Ship transported people, but the HMS
Victory was a famous warship.
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