Era: 1815-1914

Late Sail / Early Steam

Model of Dynamite Cruiser Vesuvius of 1888 - View from starboard quarter

Vesuvius

“DynamiteCruiser” of 1888

Model of a Chesapeake Bay Skipjack - View from port bow

Skipjack

Traditional Chesapeake Bay oyster boat

Model of gunboat USS Nashville PG-7 - view from starboard bow

Nashville, USS (PG-7)

This gun boat served in the Spanish-American War, World War I, and played a role in the building of the Panama Canal

Model of pungy 'Wave'

Wave

A Chesapeake Bay pungy that served as an oyster boat, freighter, and yacht over her 94 year career.

Model of Great Lakes schooner Lucia Simpson

Lucia A. Simpson

One of the last full-rigged schooners to operate on the Great Lakes