The Banks Dory is a type of flat-bottomed fishing boat, typically stacked on the decks of the schooners working the Grand Banks of Newfoundland, one of the world’s richest fishing grounds
A xebec was a Mediterranean sailing ship used mostly for trading. Xebecs were similar to galleys used by Algerian corsairs and Barbary pirates having both lateen sails and oars for propulsion.
Replica of a shallop, like that used by Captain John Smith to make the first detailed European exploration of the Chesapeake Bay. Part of the Reedville Fishermen’s Museum.
Replica of a shallop, like that used by Captain John Smith to make the first detailed European exploration of the Chesapeake Bay. Part of the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum.