Gozzo Fishing Boats
Two sailor-built models of typical Genoese / Ligurian fishing boats, and a half-hull of the same vessel type.
Era: 1700-1815
Apex of Sail
USS Constitution Museum
The world’s oldest commissioned naval vessel still afloat, this frigate is most noted for actions during the War of 1812, when it captured numerous merchant ships and defeated five British warships: Guerriere, Java, Pictou, Cyane, and Levant. The battle with Guerriere earned the ship the nickname of “Old Ironsides”.
Constitution, USS
Famed American frigate that became known as “Old Ironsides” during the War of 1812.
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 […]
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.
Confederacy, USS
The first frigate built for the Continental navy. In 1781, USS Confederacy was captured by the British and subsequently served the British as HMS Confederate.
Eagle, USS (brig)
A ship in the United States Navy on Lake Champlain in the War of 1812. The British captured her in 1813, only to lose her back to the Americans at the Battle of Lake Champlain in 1814.
