MARITIME HISTORY
There’s something about the open ocean and the freedom of the seas that draws us all in some way. Here you’ll find stories of nautical heroism, tragic disasters, rotting derelict vessels, and iconic ships that are still going strong.
The Wreck of the Schooner Wyoming
Massachussetts
The Wreck of the Yacht Schwalbe
Nova Scotia
The Rotting Remains of the Cora F. Cressy
Maine
The Story of the Ning Po
California
The Wreck of the Steamboat Swallow
New York, 1845
Sailing with the Hudson River Day Line
New York, 1904
The Abandoned Remains of the Mary D. Hume
Oregon, 1980’s
The Cape Henlopsen - 80 Years of Service
New York to Connecticut
Journey to Catalina on the Resolute
California
The Wreck of the Barquentine Elmina
New Jersey, 1884
The Maiden Voyage of Steam
New York, 1807
The Wreck of the Fremont
New Jersey, 1960’s
The Odyssey of Titanic’s Lifeboat No. 2
North Atlantic, 1912
The History of the White Star Line
1860-1950
The Dramatic History of the Collines Line
1840’s
Traveling on the White Star Line’s Oceanic Class
1870’s
The Concrete Ship Atlantus
1920’s
The Disappearance of the Pacific
1856
The Wreck of the USS Plainview (AGEH-1)
Washington
Ghost Ship Mary Celeste: The 150 Year Mystery
Nova Scotia / New York
The Full Story of the Eastland Disaster
Illinois, 1915