Ships
In 1665, a British Warship Mysteriously Blew Up—And Soon We Might Know Why
349 years ago, the warship The London exploded in the Thames Estuary. Now archaeologists are trying to figure out why
You Can Now Riffle Through the Same Library Charles Darwin Used Aboard the Beagle
The digital library includes 195,000 pages of text and 5,000 illustrations
Archaeologists Are Hunting for the Lost French Fleet That Nearly Conquered Spanish Florida
In 1565 a fleet of French ships was destroyed in a hurricane, effectively ending France's hopes of territory in Florida
The Wrecked Costa Concordia Cruise Ship Is Finally Being Towed Away
The ship's remains will be broken down for scrap metal
The Amazing (If True) Story of the Submarine Mechanic Who Blew Himself Up Then Surfaced as a Secret Agent for Queen Victoria
The leading mechanic of the famed H.L. Hunley led quite the life, if we can believe any of it
Why the Smithsonian Folklife Festival is Anchoring a 30-Foot Kenyan Sailing Vessel on the Mall
The 10-day-long celebration of global culture, featuring Kenya and China, takes place in late June and early July
DNA Proves Once And for All That a Supposed Titanic Survivor Was a Fraud
Loraine Allison, a two-year-old who was on board the Titanic, almost certainly drowned
For the First Time in 93 Years, a 19th-Century Whaling Ship Sets Sail
Built in 1841, the Charles W. Morgan is plying the waters off New England this summer
Thanks to New Shipping Guidelines, the Ocean Might Finally Become a Quieter Place
Noise from the shipping industry can stress and harm marine animals
All Known Shipwrecks in Scotland Are on This Map
The Scottish coastline is treacherous, as this interactive map of shipwrecks shows
Building a War of 1812 Warship
This summer, a ship named after naval hero Oliver Hazard Perry will set sail
The Last Days of Blackbeard
An exclusive account of the final raid and political maneuvers of history’s most notorious pirate
The Dutch Nearly Beat James Cook to New Zealand
A shipwreck discovered off New Zealand dates to a time before Cook's arrival
Predators May Use a Bit of the Old Razzle Dazzle to Snag Prey
The bright colors and harsh angles of dazzle camouflage confounds locusts, suggesting that predators who sport the abstract patterns can hunt more easily
Interactive: The 50 Largest Ports in the World
Investigate for yourself the mechanisms of global trade
Why the Titanic Still Fascinates Us
One hundred years after the ocean liner struck an iceberg and sank, the tragedy still looms large in the popular psyche
A Michigan Museum of Shipwrecks
On the shore of Lake Superior, the Great Lakes Shipwreck Museum details the history of boats lost in the deep waters
A Compass Saves the Crew
A WWII sailor's memento recalls the harrowing ordeal when his ship, the SS Alcoa Guide, was struck by a German U-Boat
Abandoned Ship: The Mary Celeste
What really happened aboard the <i>Mary Celeste</i>? More than a century after her crew went missing, a scenario is emerging
Remember The Maine
It has been more than a century since the storied dreadnought sank, but controversy has not yet abandoned the ship
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