Mayflower II prepped for return to Plymouth
May 04, 2015 12:00 am
• Last Updated: May 04, 2015 6:35 pm
Workers with the Mystic Seaport's Henry B. duPont Preservation Shipyard along with crew of the Mayflower II load bars of lead ballast into the ship, a 1957 replica of the ship that carried the Pilgrims to Massachusetts in 1620, Monday, May 4, 2015. The ship, which is being restored in a cooperative effort between the seaport and Plimoth Plantation, will be refloated later this week in preparation to return to Plymouth for the summer tourism season. (Sean D. Elliot/The Day) Buy Photo Reprints
Workers with the Mystic Seaport's Henry B. duPont Preservation Shipyard along with crew of the Mayflower II load bars of lead ballast into the ship, a 1957 replica of the ship that carried the Pilgrims to Massachusetts in 1620, Monday, May 4, 2015.
The ship, which is being restored in a cooperative effort between the seaport and Plimoth Plantation, will be refloated later this week in preparation to return to Plymouth for the summer tourism season.
Mystic Seaport Henry B. duPont Preservation Shipyard shipwright Tom Daniels, top, and rigger Sarah Clement, guide a pallet of lead ballast into the hold of the Mayflower II, a 1957 replica of the ship that carried the Pilgrims to Massachusetts in 1620, Monday, May 4 2015. The ship, which is being restored in a cooperative effort between the seaport and Plimoth Plantation, will be refloated later this week in preparation to return to Plymouth for the summer tourism season. (Sean D. Elliot/The Day) Buy Photo Reprints
Workers at the Mystic Seaport's Henry B. duPont Preservation Shipyard load bars of lead ballast into the Mayflower II, a 1957 replica of the ship that carried the Pilgrims to Massachusetts in 1620, Monday, May 4, 2015. Each pallet of lead bars, painted with red anti-fouling paint, weight about one ton. The ship, which is being restored in a cooperative effort between the seaport and Plimoth Plantation, will be refloated later this week in preparation to return to Plymouth for the summer tourism season. (Sean D. Elliot/The Day) Buy Photo Reprints
Workers at the Mystic Seaport's Henry B. duPont Preservation Shipyard load bars of lead ballast into the Mayflower II, a 1957 replica of the ship that carried the Pilgrims to Massachusetts in 1620, Monday, May 4, 2015. The ship, which is being restored in a cooperative effort between the seaport and Plimoth Plantation, will be refloated later this week in preparation to return to Plymouth for the summer tourism season. (Sean D. Elliot/The Day) Buy Photo Reprints
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