Volante

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.

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Model of Christopher Columbus' ship 'Santa Maria' - Starboard side

Santa Maria

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

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Model of Christopher Columbus' ship 'Nina' - View from port bow

Niña

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

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Essex, USS

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

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Emma C. Berry

Mid-19th-century fishing smack, now at Mystic Seaport Museum and designated a National Historic Landmark in 1995

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