Mayflower II nearing end of restoration work
April 09, 2020 12:00 am
• Last Updated: April 09, 2020 10:50 pm
Rick Neuman of Superior Docks of Ellsworth, Maine, second from right, snaps a photo of a gangway assembly as Whit Perry, right, Dylan Perry, left, and Don Heminitz of Plimoth Plantation watch after positioning the gangway piece on board the ship Thursday, April 9, 2020, at Mystic Seaport Museum's H.B. duPont Preservation Shipyard. (Sean D. Elliot/The Day) Buy Photo Reprints
Mystic — Workers from Superior Docks of Ellsworth, Maine, and Plimoth Plantation positioned the gangway piece on board the Mayflower II on Thursday at Mystic Seaport Museum's H.B. duPont Preservation Shipyard.
The vessel, a replica of the original Mayflower that carried the Pilgrims to America in 1620, is near the end of a 3-year restoration. However, sea trials scheduled for this spring off New London and 400th anniversary festivities scheduled for Boston and Cape Cod this spring and summer are all in doubt due to the coronavirus pandemic.
The nearly complete Mayflower II on Thursday, April 9, 2020, at Mystic Seaport Museum's H.B. duPont Preservation Shipyard. (Sean D. Elliot/The Day) Buy Photo Reprints
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