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Thatâs what the Pilgrims did in the year 1620, on a ship called Mayflower. Mayflower set sail from England in July 1620, but it had to turn back twice because Speedwell, the ship it was traveling with, leaked. After deciding to leave the leaky Speedwell behind, Mayflower finally got underway on September 6, 1620.
What was the name of the first ship that the pilgrims used to travel to the New World? The Mayflower was the first ship to carried the pilgrims to the New World.