Era: 1700-1815

Two sailor-built models of typical Genoese / Ligurian fishing boats, and a half-hull of the same vessel type.

Famed American frigate that became known as “Old Ironsides” during the War of 1812.

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 […]

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.

The first frigate built for the Continental navy. In 1781, USS Confederacy was captured by the British and subsequently served the British as HMS Confederate.

Naval weapon used for shore bombardment.

British bomb vessel built in 1804.

A ship in the United States Navy on Lake Champlain in the War of 1812. The British captured her in 1813, only to lose her back to the Americans at the Battle of Lake Champlain in 1814.

United State Frigate active in the conflict with Barbary States and the War of 1812