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Great cabin

The quarters assigned to the ship’s

Master, which had a second bunk

for a senior officer or guest.

Whipstaff

A pole that was attached to the

tiller. It was used on 17th Century

ships for steering purposes.

Poop deck

Used for lookout and

navigation, the poop

deck provided the

sailors with a wide

v iew across the sea.

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Pilgrim Fathers

In 1620 a group of puritans arrived on the

Mayfl ower destined for the New World. They were

know n as the Pilgrim Fathers. The Pilgrim

Fathers were disillusioned w ith the ungodly and

hedonistic behaviour of their native Englishmen

and believed that A merica was a land of

opportunit y where they could start a new

religious community. They landed in a place that

would come to be called New Ply mouth, where

they began to build houses, but it is believed that

half their population died during the fi rst year of

occupation. The New World was seen as a

dazzling land and a second Garden of Eden, but in

realit y the env ironment was harsh and

unforgiving. Some natives were helpful and

taught the settlers how to sur v ive this w ilderness,

and in 1621 they produced their fi rst successful

harvest. This was celebrated with the fi rst

Thanksgiv ing – in turn, this became a traditional

feast day – and it is still obser ved as an A merican

national holiday.

The Mayfl ower arrived at the

internal fi sh hook of Cape Cod

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Capstan and windlass

An apparatus that enabled the

sailors to raise and lower cargo

between deck levels.

The Mayfl ower II replica docked

at Plymouth, Massachusetts

Start:

Southampton

Plymouth

Newlyn, Cornwall

Original destination:

North Virginia

Cape Cod

New Plymouth

Susan A. Peterson

DID YOU KNOW? It’s thought that upon her return to England, the Mayflower was likely scrapped for her timber