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B07 CUTTY SARK |
| The Cutty Sark was launched in 1869 in Dunbarton, Scotland. The Cutty Sark was built to carry tea in the China Run and she was the fastest ship taking the Cape of Good Hope Route. However, when the Su... |
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B08 USS CONSTITUTION |
| Affectionately known as "old ironsides", the USS Constitution is one of the most important pieces of US Naval History. She was instrumental in the defeat of the British in 1812 about 600 miles off the... |
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B09 SANTA MARIA |
| The Santa Maria is known all over the world as the flagship of Christopher Columbus on which he on August 3，1492 sailed from the southwest of Spain. After having visited the Canary Islands, he crossed ... |
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B10 USS CONSTELLATION |
| Known as the Yankee Race Horse, USS Constellation was the second frigate completed under the Congressional authorization of 1794. Built in 1853, she was the last all sail warship built by the US. She ... |
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B12 BERLIN |
| The frigate Berlin was built in Zealand in 1674. It was 22.6 meters long. The ship was armed with 16 cannons, and the number of crew fluctuated between 70 and 100 men. Putting this magnificent kit tog... |
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B13 HMS ENDEAVOUR |
| The Endeavour was small, 368 tons, about 100-feet long and 20-feet wide. She had a round bluff bow and a flat bottom that provided uncommon spaciousness and helped prevent her from being torn apart by... |
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B14 H.M.S.BOUNTY |
| H.M.S.Bounty is an armed merchant ship of British navy. It was launched in 1787. The ship displaced 980 tons and measured 54.8 meters in length and 13.5 meters in width. It had a draught of 6.4 meters... |
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B15 GOLDEN HIND |
| The Golden Hind took its name from the golden figure appearing on the coat-of-arms of Lord CC Hatton family, who financed Sir Francis Drake’s navigation of the globe. On the 13th of December 157... |
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B16 HARVEY BALTIMORE CLIPPER |
| The Harvey was used for a number of purposes; most of them involved taking advantage of its tremendous speed, such as during the California gold rush, when it ran blockades and transported valuable ca... |
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B17 USS ESSEX |
| Built by the citizens of Essex County, Massachusetts, who presented her to the US Government, USS Essex was commissioned under command of Captain Edward Preble. On her first voyage in 1800, during the... |
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B22 SHAMROCK |
| Commissioned by Sir Thomas Lipton (of Lipton Tea fame), Shamrock was built in 1930 to compete in the America's Cup. Her mast reaches nearly 160 feet toward the sky. She never won the Cup but remains a... |
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