Model of a Portuguese Culé - port bow

Culé and Chata

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

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.

Double Dugout Tobacco Canoe

About the Model Getting Virginia’s major cash crop to upriver markets in the 18th century was a challenge due to narrow shallow […]

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.

Balao, USS (SS-285)

About the Vessel USS Balao (SS-285) was an American submarine of the Second World War, the lead ship of her class. She […]

PT-117 (80′ Elco Motor Torpedo Boat)

PT-124 was an 80′ Elco Motor Torpedo Boat . Elco is an abbreviation for the Electric Boat Company. She was completed in 1942 and served the duration of the war.

Sub Chaser, SC-1075

About the vessel This ship was one of 438 built on the same plan. These wooden-hulled ships were produced primarily for the […]

Model of a xebec - port side

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.