Subject Type: Vessel

Model of sailboat 'Rachel Carson' - view of cockpit from above, starboard quarter

Rachel Carson

A ‘Mariner 39’ named after famed marine biologist

Model of tug 'Mariner' - deckhouse from port quarter

Mariner

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

Huntington

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

Model of pungy 'Wave'

Wave

A Chesapeake Bay pungy that served as an oyster boat, freighter, and yacht over her 94 year career.

Model of frigate 'Virginia' - stern

Virginia

One of the ‘original 13’ frigates authorized by the Continental Congress on 13 December 1775

Model of Great Lakes schooner Lucia Simpson

Lucia A. Simpson

One of the last full-rigged schooners to operate on the Great Lakes

Model of stern wheel push boat 'Wild Goose'

Wild Goose

Push boat built by and for the Charles Ward Engineering Works of Charleston, West Virginia.

Model of sailing ship Latimer - view of deck from port bow

Latimer

The hermaphrodite brig George Latimer was employed in the West Indies sugar trade.

Model of merchant bark James A. Wright

James A. Wright

Ship model book author Charles G. Davis served as able-bodied seaman on this vessel.