In 2010, construction crews working in Lower Manhattan found the remains of a Revolutionary War-era gunboat buried deep ...

Ever wondered why ships are often given female names? Explore the historical roots and cultural reasons behind this maritime ...

Hudson would not exist as it does today if not for two 18th-century Nantucket whalers, Thomas and Seth Jenkins. When the British started harassing whalers during the Revolutionary War, the Jenkins ...

The wreck of a German steamship sunk at the end of World War II found by divers, with the crates on board the submerged vessel holding the precious furnishings of the lost 18th century Amber Room, ...

Set sail on the Potomac or wander the cobblestone streets of Old Town while learning of the country’s history.

Lost and found but now home at the New York State Museum, researchers and archaeologists are preparing a once-in-a-lifetime exhibit focused on an 18th-century ...

Visitors at the New York State Museum are encouraged to ask questions of staff as they reassemble the historic vessel.

In July of 2010, ago archeologists in Manhattan discovered one-of-a- kind 18th century wooden gunboat parts hidden beneath ...

A rare American-built gunboat from the Revolutionary War, unearthed at Ground Zero, is now on display at the New York State ...

There are several classes of Coast Guard ships that are called cutters. Learn where the name came from and why it's used so ...

Archaeologists are shedding light on the astonishing identification of two 18th-century slave ships off the coast of Central America. The ships, named Fridericus Quartus and Christianus Quintus, have ...