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No. The "Ship's Wheel," or "helm," had not yet been invented in 1620. The helmsman steered the rudder from the main deck by use of a contraption called a "Whipstaff." This was a lever attached perpendicularly to the rudderstock and extending up through the main deck where the helmsman moved it side to side.

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No. The "Ship's Wheel," or "helm," had not yet been invented in 1620. The helmsman steered the rudder from the main deck by use of a contraption called a "Whipstaff." This was a lever attached perpendicularly to the rudderstock and extending up through the main deck where the helmsman moved it side to side.

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