Propulsion Type: Engine

Motorized version of a traditional Chesapeake Bay sailing craft

“DynamiteCruiser” of 1888

Early Higgins Patrol Torpedo (PT) Boat
RC with running torpedoes

80′ ELCO, 77′ ELCO, and 78′ Higgins PT Boats – 1 hull of each type, each with 2 interchangeable decks to show early and late model deck and weapon layouts

Second pilot boat named Virginia. Originally the yacht Pawnee, designed by naval engineers Cox and Stevens. Commissioned by the Virginia Pilots Association in 1932, she remained in VPA service until 1971 when she was relieved by a third Virginia.

Essex-built mackerel seiner of 1902

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

A ‘Mariner 39’ named after famed marine biologist

Three models built to commemorate the 75th anniversary of Lyon Shipyard, formerly Moon Shipyard and Repair Corporation.  ‘Mariner’ was one of their early tugs.

Tug built by and for Newport News Shipbuilding as a project of their apprentice school.