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Harriet Lane
by Hank Ghittino
Harriet Lane was named for President James Buchanan’s niece who acted as First Lady during his presidency. The ship was designed as a side wheel gunboat. In 1861 Harriet Lane took part in the battle of Fort Sumter, firing the first Navy shot of the Civil War across the bow of the steamer Nashville. She was converted to a blockade runner and later a merchant ship. She remained in commercial service until she was lost off of Pernambuco, Brazil in 1884.
HMS Beagle
by Hank Ghittino
HMS Beagle was a Royal Navy ship that carried out three survey expeditions in the Atlantic and Pacific oceans. The second voyage, from 1831 to 1836, was famous for transporting naturalist Charles Darwin, who developed his theories of evolution and natural selection based on findings and observations during this voyage.
HMS Victoria
by Heinz Schiller
When launched, Victoria was the largest, fastest, and most heavily-armed ironclad. Three years after commissioning, she collided with HMS Camperdown and quickly sank, with the loss of 358 men.
HMS Victory
by John Proudley
HMS Victory is best known for her role as Lord Nelson’s flagship at the Battle of Trafalgar
Hood, HMS
by Charles Landrum
When sunk by the German battelship Bismark, during the Battle of the Denmark Strait, of the 1418 men aboard, only 3 survived.
Huntington
by John Cheevers
Tug built by and for Newport News Shipbuilding as a project of their apprentice school.
Indianapolis, USS (CA-35)
by David Tagg
The sinking of Indianapolis resulted in the greatest single loss of life at sea, from a single ship, in the history of the US Navy.
James A. Wright
by Jack Bobbitt
Ship model book author Charles G. Davis served as able-bodied seaman on this vessel.