The Mayflower carried the English Pilgrims across the Atlantic to North America in 1620.
The ship departed Plymouth, England, on September 16, 1620, carrying about 102 passengers and roughly 30 crew members. After a difficult voyage of about 66 days, it reached the coast of present-day Massachusetts in November. The passengers eventually established Plymouth Colony.
Before going ashore, many adult male passengers signed the Mayflower Compact on November 11, 1620. The agreement organized their political community and is often remembered as an early example of self-government among English settlers in North America.
The Mayflower voyage is sometimes confused with the voyage of the Speedwell, a second ship intended to accompany it. The Speedwell proved unfit for the Atlantic crossing and was abandoned in England. The Susan Constant, meanwhile, carried settlers to Jamestown in 1607, a different colony and a different migration.