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A Portuguese cargo boat once used to carry salt, fruit, and other items to supply the city of Lisbon.

Santa Maria was the largest of the three ships used by Christopher Columbus in his first voyage across the Atlantic Ocean in 1492.

About the Model Getting Virginia’s major cash crop to upriver markets in the 18th century was a challenge due to narrow shallow waterways. The double canoe, developed in 1748, solved the problem before a major channeling operation took place 20 years later. About the Model The tobacco canoe was built […]

Confederate ironclad built from the scuttled USS Merrimack. Fought USS Monitor in the first conflict between ironclads at the Battle of Hampton Roads.

About the Vessel USS Balao (SS-285) was an American submarine of the Second World War, the lead ship of her class. She deployed to the Pacific, based out of Brisbane, Australia, and Pearl Harbor. She served the duration of the war and afterward in the Atlantic Reserve Fleet. She was […]

PT-124 was an 80′ Elco Motor Torpedo Boat . Elco is an abbreviation for the Electric Boat Company. She was completed in 1942 and served the duration of the war.

About the Vessel USS Kendall C. Campbell was a John C. Butler-class destroyer escort built during World War II. She took part in hunter-killer operations out of Hawaii and anti-submarine patrols in the area of the Marianas and Western Carolines. Kendall C. Campbell was named in honor of Kendall Carl […]

About the vessel This was the first class of midget submarines to be deployed by the Japanese Navy. Five took part in the attack on Pearl Harbor, two actually entering the harbor itself. They were armed with two muzzle-loaded torpedoes, and had a crew of two. They were typically transported […]

About the vessel This ship was one of 438 built on the same plan. These wooden-hulled ships were produced primarily for the United States Navy during the Second World War. Despite the large number, none are credited with destroying an enemy ship. During the war, 142 were lent to allies […]

A xebec was a Mediterranean sailing ship used mostly for trading. Xebecs were similar to galleys used by Algerian corsairs and Barbary pirates having both lateen sails and oars for propulsion.