Pole/Oar – Page 2 – Hampton Roads Ship Model Society

Saint Lawrence Skiff

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

Grand Banks Dory

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

Culé and Chata

A Portuguese cargo boat once used to carry salt, fruit, and other items to supply the city of Lisbon.

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 […]

Xebec

A xebec was a Mediterranean sailing ship used mostly for trading. Xebecs were similar to galleys used by Algerian corsairs and Barbary pirates having both lateen sails and oars for propulsion.

Convulsion, HMS

British bomb vessel built in 1804.

John Smith’s Barge

Replica of a shallop, like that used by Captain John Smith to make the first detailed European exploration of the Chesapeake Bay. Part of the Reedville Fishermen’s Museum.

John Smith Shallop Replica

Replica of a shallop, like that used by Captain John Smith to make the first detailed European exploration of the Chesapeake Bay. Part of the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum.

Yankee Skiff

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 […]

Propulsion Type: Pole/Oar