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Era: 1815-1914
Museum Type: Ship→ Original Ship
Propulsion Type: Impeller→ Sail
Subject Type: Vessel→ Working→ Fishing
c. 1901 barkentine. Part of the Philadelphia Ship Preservation Guild. read more… -
Era: 1815-1914
Museum Type: Ship→ Original Ship
Propulsion Type:
- Fuel→ Diesel/Fuel Oil
- Engine→ Internal Combustion
- Impeller→ Propeller
Subject Type: Vessel→ Working→ Tug / Towboat
1902 tug. Part of the Philadelphia Ship Preservation Guild. 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→ Naval and Privateer→ Steel Navy→ Cruiser
Cleveland-class light cruiser. Part of Buffalo & Erie County Naval & Military Park. 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→ Naval and Privateer→ Steel Navy→ Destroyer
Fletcher-class destroyer. Part of Buffalo & Erie County Naval & Military Park. read more…
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Era: 1914-1945
Museum Type: Ship→ Original Ship
Propulsion Type:
- Fuel→ Diesel/Fuel Oil
- Electic Motor
- Engine→ Internal Combustion
- Impeller→ Propeller
Subject Type: Vessel→ Naval and Privateer→ Steel Navy→ Submarine
Gato-class submarine. Part of Buffalo & Erie County Naval & Military Park. read more…
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Era: 1945-
Museum Type: Ship→ Original Ship
Propulsion Type:
- Fuel→ Diesel/Fuel Oil
- Engine→ Internal Combustion
- Impeller→ Propeller
Subject Type: Vessel→ Naval and Privateer→ Steel Navy→ Patrol Vessels→ Gunboat
Nasty-class patrol boat. Part of Buffalo & Erie County Naval & Military Park. read more…
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Era: 1914-1945
Museum Type: Ship→ Original Ship
Propulsion Type:
- Fuel→ Diesel/Fuel Oil
- Electic Motor
- Engine→ Internal Combustion
- Impeller→ Propeller
Subject Type: Vessel→ Naval and Privateer→ Steel Navy→ Submarine
Tench-class submarine. Part of the Carnegie Science Center. read more…
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Era: 1815-1914
Museum Type: Ship→ Original Ship
Propulsion Type:
- Fuel→ Coal
- Impeller→ Propeller
- Engine→ Reciprocating Steam
Subject Type: Vessel→ Naval and Privateer→ Steel Navy→ Cruiser
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1892 cruiser – the oldest steel warship afloat in the world. Part of the Independence Seaport Museum. read more…
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Era: 1914-1945
Museum Type: Ship→ Original Ship
Propulsion Type:
- Fuel→ Diesel/Fuel Oil
- Electic Motor
- Engine→ Internal Combustion
- Impeller→ Propeller
Subject Type: Vessel→ Naval and Privateer→ Steel Navy→ Submarine
Balao-class submarine. Part of the Independence Seaport Museum. 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→ Sloop-of-War
Relief flagship for Oliver Hazard Perry in the Battle of Lake Erie during the War of 1812. Part of the read more…
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Era: 1914-1945
Museum Type: Ship→ Original Ship
Propulsion Type:
- Fuel→ Diesel/Fuel Oil
- Impeller→ {Propeller+Sail}
Subject Type: Vessel→ Working→ Fishing→ Trawl / Dredge
1928 Schooner. Part of the Bayshore Center at Bivalve. read more…
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Era: 1815-1914
Museum Type: Ship→ Original Ship
Propulsion Type:
- Engine→ Internal Combustion
- Impeller→ Propeller
Subject Type: Vessel→ Working→ Fishing→ Buy Boat
Bugeye, converted to power c. 1908. Part of the Calvert Marine Museum. read more…
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Era: 1945-
Museum Type: Ship→ Original Ship
Propulsion Type: Impeller→ Sail
Subject Type: Vessel→ Working→ Fishing→ Trawl / Dredge
Chesapeake Bay skipjack . Part of the Calvert Marine Museum. read more…
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Era: 1815-1914
Museum Type: Ship→ Original Ship
Propulsion Type:
- Impeller→ Propeller
- Engine→ Reciprocating Steam
Subject Type: Vessel→ Working→ Tug / Towboat
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The oldest steam-powered tugboat in the United States. Built in 1906. Part of the Baltimore Museum of Industry. read more…
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Era: 1815-1914
Museum Type: Ship→ Original Ship
Propulsion Type:
- Engine→ Internal Combustion
- Impeller→ Propeller
Subject Type: Vessel→ Working→ Tug / Towboat
A wooden tugboat built in built in 1912 – a rare example of a typical early 20th century wooden river read more…
