Model of USS Aries, PHM-5, Port bow

Aries, USS (PHM-5)

Pegasus-class hydrofoil, in service from 1977 through 1993. Conducted coastal operations, such as narcotics interdiction, in the Caribbean basin.

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.

Model of battlecruiser USS Lexington CC-1, port side

Lexington, USS (CC-1)

The Lexington as originally intended as a battlecruiser. She was converted to an aircraft carrier while still under construction.

Model of HMS Hood - starboard quarter

Hood, HMS

When sunk by the German battelship Bismark, during the Battle of the Denmark Strait, of the 1418 men aboard, only 3 survived.

Model of HMS Bounty's Launch - Port side

Launch – HMS Bounty

Captain Bligh and his followers were forced into this launch following mutiny on the HMS Bounty. They sailed 47 days seeking safety with the loss of only one man.

Model of French Sloop-of-War 'Tonnant' - Starboard side

Tonnant

Late 18th-century French privateer

Friesland

Mid-17th-century 2nd-rate ship of the line

Essex, USS

United State Frigate active in the conflict with Barbary States and the War of 1812