Griffin (ship)

Griffin was the name of a 17th century ship known to have sailed between England and English settlements in Massachusetts. Several historical and genealogical references show the Griffin making such journeys in 1633 and 1634. The 1633 journey left at Downs, England and landed at Plymouth, Massachusetts on September 3. This 1633 journey carried religious dissidents, including Thomas Hooker, and others totaling 200 people. The ship Griffin weighed in at 300 tons and she saw the birth of at least one child during the 1633 voyage.

There are at least several other ships known to have used the name Griffin in the following centuries. Most if not all such non-17th-century references probably refer to another vessel carrying the same name.