Uplifting work
March 19, 2018 12:00 am
• Last Updated: March 19, 2018 10:58 pm
Shipwright Anthony Daniels hoists a futtock into place for fitting along the starboard side of the fo'c'sle of the Mayflower II on Monday, March 19, 2018 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 Anthony Daniels hoists a futtock into place for fitting along the starboard side of the fo'c'sle of the Mayflower II on Monday, March 19, 2018 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 Anthony Daniels uses a hand plane to fine tune the fit for a futtock he is installing along the starboard side of the fo'c'sle of the Mayflower II, Monday, March 19, 2018 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
Shipwrights Lloyd Meads, left, and Chris Taylor measure the spacing for planks along the port side lower hull of the Mayflower II, Monday, March 19, 2018 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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