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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 to attend, although we hope you will support the Series…
Unveiling of USS Monitor Trail Marker and History Fair
On Friday, 29 May, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) will be unveiling a trail marker at the launch site of USS Monitor in Greenpoint, Brooklyn. NOAA is establishing a USS Monitor Trail marking the locations of historic importance…
2015 NMHS Annual Meeting
The National Maritime Historical Society’s 2015 annual meeting was held this past weekend in Annapolis, Maryland, hosted by the US Naval Academy Museum and its senior curator, James Cheevers. For those who couldn’t attend, we’d like to share this brief…
NY Oyster Barge to Return to the East River After Nearly 100 Years
In 2004, we ran an article in the Sea History feature Historic Ships on a Lee Shore about the last remaining New York oyster barge, moored since 1921 on the Quinnipiac River in Fair Haven, Connecticut (SH 107, p. 13)….
Naval Architect John W. Griffiths: Seminar Discussion Panel Saturday, 30 May 2015
The Charles Point Council of the National Maritime Historical Society Will Present The Genius of Naval Architect John W. Griffiths & His Record-Setting Clipper Ships: A Discussion Panel with NMHS Chairman Ronald Oswald, Matthew Carmel and the John Willis Griffiths…
San Salvador Launch Postponed
Update: Citing technical and logistical difficulties, the Maritime Museum of San Diego has cancelled the April 19th launch. A new launch date has not been announced. The Maritime Museum of San Diego has announced an April 19 launch date for…
USS Constellation is Back in the Inner Harbor
USS Constellation spent the winter in Baltimore’s Coast Guard Yard, so that a dedicated crew could replace rotted planking. The Living Classrooms Foundation, Constellation‘s steward, is also the parent organization for Project SERVE (Service- Empowerment- Revitalization- Volunteerism- Employment Training), a …