Reciprocating Steam – Page 2 – Hampton Roads Ship Model Society

Atlanta, CSS

Confederate ironclad converted from the British merchant Fingal

Monitor, USS

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.

Virginia, CSS

Confederate ironclad built from the scuttled USS Merrimack. Fought USS Monitor in the first conflict between ironclads at the Battle of Hampton Roads.

Victorian Steam Launch

A typical steam-powered launch used for leisure cruising on the Thames River around London, England.

Medea

1904 steam yacht . Part of the Maritime Museum of San Diego.

A former Southern Pacific Railroad ferry that operated between the Oakland Pier and the San Francisco Ferry Building. Built in 1898 by the Union Iron Works of San Francisco. Part of the Maritime Museum of San Diego.