CHARACTERISTICS OF THE MAYFLOWER:
It was 180 ton vessel, about 12 years old, 90 feet long, 64 feet keel, 26 feet beam, and 11 feet deep.

ARRIVAL:
The Mayflower crew saw land off Cape Cod on November 9, 1620, and first landfall was made November 11, 1620.

DISTANCE AND TIME:
The voyage from Plymouth, England to Plymouth Harbor was about 2,750 miles, and took the Mayflower around 66 days.

NUMBER OF PASSENGERS:
The Mayflower left England with 102 passengers, including three pregnant women, and a crew of unknown number. After the Mayflower had arrived and had anchored in, Provincetown Harbor off the tip of Cape Cod. The Mayflower then sailed across the bay and anchored in Plymouth Harbor. One passenger died while the Mayflower was at sea. A youth named William Butten, a servant-apprentice to Dr. Samuel Fuller. The death occurred just three days before land was sighted. One Mayflower crew member also died at sea, but his name is not known.

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