On which ship did William Sprague left for the town known as "America's Hometown"?
William Sprague (1609–1675) William Sprague (October 26, 1609 – October 26, 1675) left England on the ship Lyon's Whelp for Plymouth/Salem Massachusetts. He was originally from Upwey, near Weymouth, Dorset, England.
USS Mayflower (PY-1) USS "Mayflower" (PY-1) (later as USCGC "Mayflower" (WPG-183)) was the second ship in the United States Navy to have that name. "Mayflower"—a luxurious steam yacht built in 1896 by J. and G. Thompson, Clydebank, Scotland for millionaire Ogden Goelet who died on board the "Mayflower" in August 1897. Her sister ship, said to be almost identical and built at the same time and in the same yard for brother, Robert Goelet, later became USS Nahma (SP-771).