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This boat was commonly used to transport people of “importance” on the Thames so that they could avoid using the crowded and […]

This is a model of the first USS Intrepid. It was a Tripolitan vessel (the Mastico) taken during the Barbary Wars by […]

This is a model of a typical Greek bireme, as would have been used in the successful battle of Salamis against the […]

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The Finished Model Build Log Blue, italic, text indicates where I deviated from the kit instructions The Kit The Keel Bulkheads Mark […]

Flying Cloud, the most famous of the clippers built by Donald McKay, set the world’s sailing record for the fastest passage between New York and San Francisco. The trip took 89 days and 8 hours. a record that held for over 130 years, from 1854 to 1989.