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Era: 1400-1700
Museum Type: Ship→ Replica Ship
Propulsion Type: Impeller→ Sail
Subject Type: Vessel→ Civil→ Exploration/Research
Replica of one of three ships that brought America’s first permanent English colonists to Virginia in 1607. Part of Jamestown read more… -
Era: 1400-1700
Museum Type: Ship→ Replica Ship
Propulsion Type: Impeller→ Sail
Subject Type: Vessel→ Civil→ Exploration/Research
Replica of one of three ships that brought America’s first permanent English colonists to Virginia in 1607. Part of Jamestown read more…
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Era: 1400-1700
Museum Type: Ship→ Replica Ship
Propulsion Type: Impeller→ Sail
Subject Type: Vessel→ Civil→ Exploration/Research
Schuitjeskade 22
Hoorn 1621 KV
NL+31.(0).229.21.02.05
info@halvemaenhoorn.nl https://www.halvemaenhoorn.nl/enHalve Maen (Half Moon) was a Dutch East India Company ship that sailed into what is now New York in read more…
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Museum Type: Museum
Prinsensgade 1
Marstal 5960
DK+45.62.53.23.31
https://www.marmus.dk/Exhibits in 4 buildings with more than 30 rooms highlight the rich fishing and shipping tradition of Marstal on the read more…
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Era: 1700-1815
Museum Type: Ship→ Original Ship
Propulsion Type: Impeller→ Sail
Subject Type: Vessel→ Naval and Privateer→ Wooden Navy→ Frigate
Charlestown Navy Yard
Building 22
Charlestown MA 02129
US+1.617.426.1812
https://ussconstitutionmuseum.org/The world’s oldest commissioned naval vessel still afloat, this frigate is most noted for actions during the War of 1812, read more…
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Museum Type: Museum
4472 Basin Harbor Road
Vergennes VT 05491
US802.475.2022
info@lcmm.org https://www.lcmm.org/Lake Champlain Maritime Museum is building a healthy future for Lake Champlain. We connect people to our region’s history, ecology, read more…
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Era: 1815-1914
Museum Type: Ship→ Replica Ship
Propulsion Type: Impeller→ Sail
Subject Type: Vessel→ Merchant→ Cargo
4472 Basin Harbor Road
Vergennes VT 05491
US802.475.2022
info@lcmm.org https://www.lcmm.org/visit/lois-mcclure/The schooner Lois McClure is the Lake Champlain Maritime Museum’s full-scale replica of an 1862-class sailing canal boat, based closely read more…
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Era: 1700-1815
Museum Type: Ship→ Replica Ship
Propulsion Type: Impeller→ {Pole/Oar+Sail}
Subject Type: Vessel→ Naval and Privateer→ Wooden Navy→ Gunboats
4472 Basin Harbor Road
Vergennes VT 05491
US802.475.2022
info@lcmm.org https://www.lcmm.org/visit/philadelphia-ii/The Lake Champlain Maritime Museum’s replica of the gunboat Philadelphia (referred to in contemporary documents as a gundalow or gondola) read more…
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Museum Type: Museum
2401 Atlantic Avenue
Virginia Beach VA 23451
US757.422.1587
executivedirector@vbsrm.org https://www.vbsurfrescuemuseum.org/The Virginia Beach Surf & Rescue Museum honors and preserves the history of Virginia’s coastal communities and maritime heritage. The read more…
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Era: 1914-1945
Museum Type: Ship→ Original Ship
Propulsion Type:
- Fuel→ Diesel/Fuel Oil
- Engine→ Steam Turbine
- Impeller→ Propeller
Subject Type: Vessel→ Naval and Privateer→ Steel Navy→ Battleship
250 S. Harbor Blvd.
Los Angeles CA 90731
US877.446.9261
310.971.4462
https://pacificbattleship.com/Lead ship of the Iowa-class battleships read more…
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Era: 1914-1945
Museum Type: Ship→ Original Ship
Propulsion Type:
- Fuel→ Diesel/Fuel Oil
- Impeller→ Propeller
- Engine→ Steam Turbine
Subject Type:
- Vessel→ Merchant→ Transport / Passenger→ Ocean Liner
- Vessel→ Naval and Privateer→ Steel Navy→ Auxiliary→ Transport/Cargo
1126 Queens Highway
Long Beach CA 90802
US562.435.3511
https://queenmary.com/Take a tour or stay overnight this ship which now operates as a hotel and venue for meetings and weddings read more…
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Era: 1815-1914
Museum Type: Museum
Propulsion Type:
- Impeller→ Paddlewheel
- Engine→ Reciprocating Steam
- Fuel→ Wood
Subject Type: Vessel→ Merchant→ Transport / Passenger
400 Grand Boulevard
Kansas City MO 64106
US816.471.1856
steamboatmuseum@gmail.com https://1856.com/Arabia was a riverboat sunk by a submerged tree snag just outside of Kansas City. The 150 passengers Made it read more…
