Model Material: Wood

About the Vessel This form of boat was developed for tonging oysters in the area of New York city. Because it was so well suited to its task, the design was adapted in the Chesapeake Bay and the York and James rivers. Links for three museums that display (or have […]

Captain Bligh and his followers were forced into this launch following mutiny on the HMS Bounty. They sailed 47 days seeking safety with the loss of only one man.

A merchant brig, designed by William Webb and built in 1853 in New York. She sailed a triangular trade route between New York, the Mediterranean, and the Caribbean.

Late 18th-century French privateer

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

One of three ships used by Christopher Columbus on his expedition that reached the West Indies

First English Royal Yacht. Built in 1660.

Traditional Chinese craft

Mid-17th-century 2nd-rate ship of the line

Traditional fishing boat (and later recreational craft) originating in Friendship, Maine.