Model of battlecruiser USS Lexington CC-1, port side

Lexington, USS (CC-1)

The Lexington as originally intended as a battlecruiser. She was converted to an aircraft carrier while still under construction.

Model of HMS Hood - starboard quarter

Hood, HMS

When sunk by the German battelship Bismark, during the Battle of the Denmark Strait, of the 1418 men aboard, only 3 survived.

Model of HMS Bounty's Launch - Port side

Launch – HMS Bounty

Captain Bligh and his followers were forced into this launch following mutiny on the HMS Bounty. They sailed 47 days seeking safety with the loss of only one man.

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.

Model of French Sloop-of-War 'Tonnant' - Starboard side

Tonnant

Late 18th-century French privateer

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.

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