Fuel – Hampton Roads Ship Model Society

GR.2-99

This model was scratch built from photos taken of an un-named vessel in 2014 in Qaqortoq, Greenland. It is a Norwegian-built trawler converted for use in taking minke whales.

Intrepid, USS (CVA-11)

This is a model of the aircraft carrier Intrepid as it appeared in 1961.(Note: the true model scale is 1:490) Links

Arabia Steamboat Museum, The

Arabia was a riverboat sunk by a submerged tree snag just outside of Kansas City. The 150 passengers Made it off the boat safely, but 200 tons of cargo were lost. These artifacts are now on display.

Kendall C. Campbell, USS (DE-443) in 1:48

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 […]

Queen Mary

Take a tour or stay overnight this ship which now operates as a hotel and venue for meetings and weddings

New Jersey, USS (BB-61)

Lead ship of the Iowa-class battleships

USS Olympia, USS (C-6)

This vessel became famous as the flagship of Commodore George Dewey at the Battle of Manila Bay during the Spanish–American War in 1898.

Natchez (1869)

Race from New Orleans to St. Louis against another Mississippi paddle steamer, the Robert E. Lee, was immortalized in a lithograph by Currier and Ives.

Mt. Washington

A sidewheeler that worked lake Winnipesaukee in New Hampshire where the modeler used to live.

Prince of Wales

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