Bracing the ship
November 17, 2016 11:00 pm
• Last Updated: November 18, 2016 5:17 pm
Workers at Mystic Seaport move the Mayflower II from dock into the shiplift on Friday to be hauled out of the Mystic River at the H.B. duPont Preservation Shipyard. The ship, a replica of the vessel that brought the Pilgrims to the New World in 1620 and built in 1957 in England as a gift to the United States in thanks for support during and after World War II, is an attraction at Plimoth Plantation in Plymouth, Mass., and will be undergoing a 30-month restoration at the Seaport in preparation to sail again on the 400th anniversary of the Pilgrims' voyage. (Sean D. Elliot/The Day) Buy Photo Reprints
Mystic — Workers at Mystic Seaport prepared to move the Mayflower II from dock into the shiplift on Friday, Nov. 18, 2016, to be hauled out of the Mystic River at the H.B. duPont Preservation Shipyard.
The ship, a replica of the vessel that brought the Pilgrims to the New World in 1620 and built in 1957 in England as a gift to the United States in thanks for support during and after World War II, is an attraction at Plimoth Plantation in Plymouth, Mass., and will be undergoing a 30-month restoration at the Seaport in preparation to sail again on the 400th anniversary of the Pilgrims' voyage.
From left, divers Greg See, Nathan Adams and Matt Barnes relax in the shadow of the Mayflower II after working underwater Friday to brace the ship in the shiplift cradle to be hauled out at Mystic Seaport's H.B. duPont Preservation Shipyard. The ship, a replica of the vessel that brought the Pilgrims to the New World in 1620 and built in 1957 in England as a gift to the United States in thanks for support during and after WWII, is an attraction at Plimoth Plantation in Plymouth, Mass., and will be undergoing a 30-month restoration at the Seaport in preparation to sail again on the 400th anniversary of the Pilgrims' voyage. (Sean D. Elliot/The Day) Buy Photo Reprints
Workers at Mystic Seaport position the Mayflower II in the shiplift to be hauled out of the Mystic River on Friday at the H.B. duPont Preservation Shipyard. The ship, a replica of the vessel that brought the Pilgrims to the New World in 1620 and built in 1957 in England as a gift to the United States in thanks for support during and after World War II, is an attraction at Plimoth Plantation in Plymouth, Mass., and will be undergoing a 30-month restoration at the Seaport in preparation to sail again on the 400th anniversary of the Pilgrims' voyage. (Sean D. Elliot/The Day) Buy Photo Reprints
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