Description
The Arabella 36″ Quality Tall Ship Model John Winthrop was the flagship of the Winthrop Fleet. Between April 8 and June 12, 1630 Governor John Winthrop and other members of the Massachusetts Bay Company and Puritan emigrants were transported from England to Salem, thereby giving legal birth to the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. John Winthrop is reputed to have given the famous “City upon a Hill” sermon aboard the ship. The ship was first known as the Eagle. Its name was changed in honor of Lady Arabella Johnson, who was a member of Winthrop’s company, along with her husband, Isaac Johnson. Lady Arabella was the daughter of Thomas Clinton, 3rd Earl of Lincoln.