Propulsion Type: Diesel/Fuel Oil

Log-built Chesapeake Bay buy boat constructed in 1924 by Alexander Gains in Seaford, Va. for Ferdinand Crockett. Restored by the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum in Deltaville.

USS Gearing was the lead ship of a United States Navy destroyer class. She was named for three generations of the Gearing family, Commander Henry Chalfant Gearing, Sr., Captain Henry Chalfant Gearing, Jr. and Lieutenant Henry Chalfant Gearing, III.

USS Tortuga is a Whidbey Island-class dock landing ship of the US Navy. the second to be named for the Dry Tortugas.

American destroyer that earned battle stars in both the Atlantic and Pacific theaters. Transported the Japanese dignitaries to the surrender signing ceremony aboard USS Missouri.

A ttypical American commercial fishing vessel of the 1950’s.

Sumber-class destroyer of the Second World War. Third ship of the US Navy to be named for Henry A. Walke.

American cruiser that earned 9 Battle Stars in the Pacific Theater of WWII

About the Vessel USS Balao (SS-285) was an American submarine of the Second World War, the lead ship of her class. She deployed to the Pacific, based out of Brisbane, Australia, and Pearl Harbor. She served the duration of the war and afterward in the Atlantic Reserve Fleet. She was […]

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 […]

About the vessel This ship was one of 438 built on the same plan. These wooden-hulled ships were produced primarily for the United States Navy during the Second World War. Despite the large number, none are credited with destroying an enemy ship. During the war, 142 were lent to allies […]