mayflower
Mayflower was a 180-ton English sailing ship built circa 1609, likely at Harwich in Essex. It was a three-masted, square-rigged vessel owned by English merchants and used in Atlantic trade prior to 1620.
In 1620, Mayflower carried 102 passengers and a crew of about 30–40 from Plymouth, England on a
Before disembarking, the passengers signed the Mayflower Compact, a short agreement creating a civil body politic
After the first winter, the ship did not remain in service and was likely dismantled in the
Legacy: The Mayflower story is central to the founding of Plymouth Colony and American memory of religious