the pilgrims were originally bound to new york when they attempted to sail the ship around the cape a. pennsylvania b. massachusetts c. virginia d. new york.
where were the pilgrims originally bound when they attempted to sail the ship around the cape a. pennsylvania b. massachusetts c. virginia d. new york?
new york
"mount temple" set out on her usual voyage at 14:00 on 3 april 1912 from antwerp bound for st. john. the steamer was under command of captain james henry moore and was carrying 1,461 immigrants to canada. on the night of 14–15 april, "mount temple"s marconi wireless operator, john durrant, was about to sign off for the evening when at around 00:11 ship's time (22:25 new york time) he picked up the distress signal from , which had its encounter with an iceberg. he had the message relayed to the bridge by a steward, and after acknowledging the receipt of the signal, did not call the "titanic" again in order not to jam the ongoing exchange with other ships, which he assumed to be closer to the scene. captain moore had standing orders to avoid icebergs, but after receiving the distress call he decided to mount a rescue operation. he immediately turned his ship around and steamed north-northeast at an estimated speed of towards "titanic"s last reported position of . he consulted with his chief engineer, john gillet, to try to coax even more speed out of the ageing vessel. moore worked out his own rough position as , approximately away from the sinking liner. even at full speed, it would take around 4 hours to cover the distance between his ship and "titanic."
ss mount temple
land was sighted on november 9, 1620. the passengers had endured miserable conditions for about 65 days, and they were led by william brewster in psalm 100 as a prayer of thanksgiving. it was confirmed that the area was cape cod within the new england territory recommended by weston. an attempt was made to sail the ship around the cape towards the hudson river, also within the new england grant area, but they encountered shoals and difficult currents around cape malabar (the old french name for monomoy island). they decided to turn around, and the ship was anchored in provincetown harbor by november 11/12.
pilgrims (plymouth colony)