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HMS Surprise

39" L x 31" T

In the middle of the Napoleonic era (1805), the French had captured most of Europe
and intended to seize England.   HMS Surprise received the specific instructions: "Intercept French Acheron…you will sink, burn, or take her as prize."

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Chebec

29" long
20" tall


Xebec were used predominantly in the Mediterranean by  Barbary pirates.   They were stable and very fast and could reach 200 tons, carried up to 24 cannon and 200 crewmen.  Xebec were capable of sailing with different sets of sail.
 

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Viking ship Drakkar

32" L
21" T
 


Nothing is as symbolic of the Vikings as the longship or drakkar. The drakkar was a warship designed to carry fearless Viking warriors on their raids across Europe over a millennium ago.

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Armed Launch

28" L
22" T

 


This type of 30-foot long armed launch was used by the many navies during the 19th century. They were armed with naval guns of different caliber and type; in the bow section a cannon or carronade was installed while in the stern two more light, small cannons were placed to be aimed by hand.

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Caesar's galley

24" L
18" T


Roman warships were fearsome weapons and a major factor in the expansion of the Roman Empire.  A unique "proboscus" on the front of the ship was a reinforced ram used to spear enemy ships.
 


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Troy

18" L
20" T


When Achilles leads his ship first to the Trojan beach, Agamemnon asks Nestor, "will he take the beach with just 50 men?"

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King of Mississippi

34" L
17" T


Riverboats were jacks of all trades. They served as the lifeline for cotton and inland trade, towed barges and ferried railroad trains across the river. As passenger boats, they helped to shrink the vastness of America, and as showboats, they made that vastness a little less lonely.


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Hawaiian Catamaran

18" L
16" T


The first Hawaiian's are believed to have sailed north from the Marquises and Tahitian islands, on catamarans around 500 B.C. These incredibly seaworthy double hulled canoes averaged 70 feet in length, and could carry an entire village of 50, on eight-month-long voyages.


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Plolynesian Boat

18" L
16" T

When Captain Cook arrived in Tahiti, Tahitians sailed out to greet them in double-hull boats that could sail circles around the H.M.S. Endeavour. Captain Cook’s artist made drawings of these boats and anthropologist quickly decided that this was the type of boat the Polynesians used to populate the Pacific Ocean. 

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America's Cup
sailboats
Various sizes  

America, Endeavour, Enterprise, Ranger, Rainbow, Australia II, Courageous, Stars & Stripes, Atlantic, Bluenose, Britannia, and more.
 

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Black Prince

21" L
14" T  
 


In 1795, while he was Ambassador to France, Ben Franklin purchased a small French schooner. The ship was nearly invisible at night, as she was painted black above the waterline. Black Prince gained a reputation as a courageous privateer, taking prizes in the English Channel and even attacking British ships in their home ports. the prizes and booty she captured were sent home to the Colonies to help win the War for Independence.
 


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