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SEA HISTORY 190
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International Journal of Naval History
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Artist Patrick O'Brien sitting in front of a large canvas, paintbrush in hand, painting the sails of two tall ships

First Thursdays Seminar Series:
Making a Maritime Painting with Patrick O’Brien

Register >>Guest Donation >>   Thursday 1 May 2025 Seminar Series Live Zoom Event Welcome &…

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Painting “Diamond Jubilee” by Robert Semler showing SS United States guided by tugboats under a soft sky.
Diamond Jubilee by Robert Semler

62nd Annual Meeting Featuring Charles Anderson: Sinking the United States

Register >>Guest Donation >> Vote for Trustees >> Thursday 8 May 2025 Live Zoom Event (link…

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James Delgado, a maritime archaeologist and explorer, stands on a research vessel with a deep blue ocean and distant coastline in the background. He is wearing a black shirt, a blue unbuttoned overshirt, and black pants, smiling as he holds onto an orange submersible hatch. The sky is partly cloudy, and the water reflects the sunlight, creating a vivid maritime setting.
Photo: Hans Van Tilburg

First Thursdays Seminar Series:
Dr. James Delgado – Wreck Divers & Archaeologists:
A History of Maritime Archaeology in California

Watch the Video >>Guest Donation >> Buy the Book >> Thursday 3 April 2025 Seminar Series…

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Balleship Texas BB-35 in dry dock, July 2023 Photo by Hunter Miertschin, courtesy Balleship Texas Foundation

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graytone photo of three steam yachts
Courtesy Library of Congress

In the Pages of Sea History 190

“American Steams Yachts at War: Yachtsmen and Their Boats Commissioned for Wartime Service” by Steve Dunn Read this featured article      “The Indefatigable Howard I. Chapelle” by John S….

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Painting By Louis Philippe Crepin1772–1851
SEA HISTORY for Kids

Kids as Crew

Kids as Crew: Ship’s Boys, Powder Monkeys, Cabin Boys, and Midshipmen in the Age of Sail Ship’s Boys … and Girls! The Age of Sail was said to be the domain of “wooden ships and iron men.” This may be true, but sailing ships also had “boys” on their official crew lists. Truth be told, some ships also…

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