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Stormy waves crashing against the rocky coastline at Portland Head Light in Cape Elizabeth, with dramatic seas and a historic lighthouse in the background. Photo by Bob Trapani Jr.

Waves crashing at Portland Head Light in Cape Elizabeth during a storm. Photo courtesy of Bob Trapani Jr.

NMHS Seminar Series:
Ford Reiche and the Future of Maine’s Lighthouses Copy

Register >> Guest Donation >> Welcome & Lecture at 7:00 PM ET, Q&A to Follow Seminars are free to attend, although we hope you will support the Series with a…

Photograph of the five Sullivan brothers—Joseph, Francis, Albert, Madison, and George—on board USS Juneau (CL-52) at the time of her commissioning ceremonies at the New York Navy Yard on February 14, 1942. All five brothers were tragically lost with the ship following the Naval Battle of Guadalcanal on November 13, 1942. U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command Photograph.

Photo: US Naval History and Heritage Command

NMHS Seminar Series:
The Sullivans: Family Insights and the Ships that Bear the Name

Register >> Guest Donation >> Register Here for the 9 January 2025 Seminar Series Live Zoom Event Welcome & Lecture at 7:00 PM ET, Q&A to Follow Seminars are free…

Dr. Sylvia Earle and Dr. James Delgado smiling together at the NMHS Annual Awards Dinner on 24 October 2024, held at the New York Yacht Club, with a display of model ships in the warmly lit background.

Dr. Sylvia Earle and Dr. James Delgado at the 2024 Annual Awards Dinner

Celebrating Maritime Excellence at the 2024 NMHS Annual Awards Dinner

View Photo Gallery >> Dr. Sylvia Earle >> Dr. John Hattendorf >> Ford Reiche >> As we enjoy the holiday season and look forward to the new year, we reflect…

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UPCOMING EVENTS

USS Monitor Legacy Program: City-Class Ironclads: The Pook Turtles

February 21 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm

Battle of Hampton Roads Commemoration Day

March 8 @ 10:00 am - 2:00 pm

Maritime Heritage Conference

September 24 - September 27

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RMS Queen Mary photo by Ma! Gush via iStockphoto.com

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Crowds gather at the pier to bid adieu to family and friends aboard RMS Queen Mary, August 1949.

Roy Hattori in the dive suit he wore to harvest abalone., Rey Ruppel California History Room Archives Monterey Public Library

In the Pages of Sea History 189

Feeling the Roll: Memories of RMS Queen Mary Powering Through an Atlantic Storm by Suzanne Pool-Camp Read this featured article William E. Mighell and the California Shipping Company…

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Daniel Forster hoisted aloft to get a shot of the deck from above

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Daniel Forster is a freelance photographer who specializes in marine and sailing photography. As a freelancer, he is self-employed and often supplements his marine photography with work as an architecture, portrait, and fine art photographer. Daniel was born in Switzerland, but he moved to Rhode Island in 1988 to be closer to the sea and…