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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
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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
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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
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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
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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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