The Mayflower sailed for the New World on September 6, 1620 from this English port.
- Liverpool
- Southampton
- Penzance
- Plymouth
Plymouth. Located on the south coast of Devon, during the late 1500s and early 1600s the port city was the main base for trading and raiding missions to the New World from England.
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