2007-11-21 09:19:32 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities ➔ History
MrV has your dates. That initial group of pilgrims on the Mayflower made good time for the Atlantic crossing. Usually one could figure on closer to three months to cross from England since it was usually necessary to swing south to the Caribbean coming east to west. This was because the gulf stream current and the prevailing winds tend to flow from west to east between North America and the British isles. Going back to England from New England was much easier - around 6 weeks. It was called the downhill trip with current and winds favorable. Steam ships like the Titanic could do it in 3-4 days. Of course the Titanic in 1912 never got here.
Maybe slow and steady wins the race.
2007-11-21 09:33:35 · answer #1 · answered by Spreedog 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
The Mayflower set sail for America on 16 September 1620, and dropped anchor on 21 November.
2007-11-21 17:26:25 · answer #2 · answered by MrV 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
The dates then were September 6, cast off, and November 11, landing, because of differences with the Julian Calendar and the Gregorian calendar.
2007-11-21 17:38:56 · answer #3 · answered by Dureo 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
about three hours on the concorde :)
you got the answer all ready so had to have a fun one :)
2007-11-21 17:36:51 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋