Restoring the Mayflower II
January 02, 2017 11:00 pm
• Last Updated: January 04, 2017 7:49 pm
Shipwright Chris Taylor works on removing a section of the keelson in the hold of the Mayflower II, Tuesday, Jan. 3, 2016 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, Massachusetts and will be undergoing a 30-month restoration at the seaport in preparation to sail it again on the 400th anniversary of the Pilgrim's voyage. (Sean D. Elliot/The Day) Buy Photo Reprints
Shipwright Chris Taylor works on removing a section of the keelson in the hold of the Mayflower II, Tuesday, Jan. 3, 2016 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, Massachusetts and will be undergoing a 30-month restoration at the seaport in preparation to sail it again on the 400th anniversary of the Pilgrim's voyage.
Shipwright Laurence Hebson removes caulking from between planks on the port side bow of the Mayflower II, Tuesday, Jan. 3, 2016 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, Massachusetts and will be undergoing a 30-month restoration at the seaport in preparation to sail it again on the 400th anniversary of the Pilgrim's voyage. (Sean D. Elliot/The Day) Buy Photo Reprints
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