Propulsion Type: Reciprocating Steam
Monitor, USS
First Union ironclad of the American Civil War. Fought famous battle with the first Confederate ironclad ‘Virginia’ here in Hampton Roads – the first battle between two iron ships.
Virginia, CSS
Confederate ironclad built from the scuttled USS Merrimack. Fought USS Monitor in the first conflict between ironclads at the Battle of Hampton Roads.
Victorian Steam Launch
A typical steam-powered launch used for leisure cruising on the Thames River around London, England.
Berkely
A former Southern Pacific Railroad ferry that operated between the Oakland Pier and the San Francisco Ferry Building. Built in 1898 by the Union Iron Works of San Francisco. Part of the Maritime Museum of San Diego.
Mathilda
1898 tug built in Sorrel, Quebec.
One of the few remaining tugs with her original steam engine intact. Part of the Hudson River Maritime Museum.
Baltimore
The oldest steam-powered tugboat in the United States. Built in 1906. Part of the Baltimore Museum of Industry.
Olympia, USS (C-6)
1892 cruiser – the oldest steel warship afloat in the world. Part of the Independence Seaport Museum.
John W. Brown (SS)
One of two surviving fully operational Liberty ships preserved in the United States