Model Material: Wood

The Saint Lawrence Skiff is native to the Thousand Island region, where it served both recreational and commercial purposes.

First Union ironclad of the American Civil War.  Fought famous battle with the first Confederate ironclad ‘Virginia’ here in Hampton Roads – the first battle between two iron ships.

Scratch models built by a former racer

The Banks Dory is a type of flat-bottomed fishing boat, typically stacked on the decks of the schooners working the Grand Banks of Newfoundland, one of the world’s richest fishing grounds

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

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.

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.