Evergreen: Ever Given

Ever Given is a Golden-class container ship, one of the largest container ships in the world. The ship is owned by Shoei Kisen Kaisha, and time chartered and operated by container transportation and shipping company Evergreen Marine. Wikipedia Construction started: December 25, 2015 Launched: May 9, 2018 Draft: 48′ Builder: Imabari Shipbuilding

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USS Croaker

Captured by: SiteView USS Croaker SS-246 is on the National Register of Historic Places and represents the Navy’s “silent service”. One of 77 Gato class submarines constructed, she was part of the most lethal submarine class of WWII. Commissioned in 1944, she celebrated her 75th birthday in 2019. Conducting six war patrols in the pacific theater, …

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MSC Cruise Ship

MSC Cruises is a global cruise line registered in Switzerland and based in Geneva. It was founded in Naples, Italy in 1989. MSC Cruises is the world’s largest privately held cruise company, employing about 23,500 people worldwide and having offices in 45 countries as of 2017. (Wikipedia)

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Royal Caribbean: Symphony of the Seas®

Symphony of the Seas® is an Oasis-class cruise ship owned and operated by Royal Caribbean International. As of 2019 she is the largest passenger ship in the world by gross tonnage, at 228,021 GT, surpassing her sister Harmony of the Seas. (Wikipedia) Cost: US$1.35 billion (2016) Capacity: : 5,518 passengers at double occupancy; 6,680 passengers maximum; Height: 72.5 …

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Titanic

Embark on a thrilling virtual journey to explore the RMS Titanic, a majestic British passenger liner that met its tragic fate in the icy waters of the North Atlantic Ocean in 1912. This magnificent vessel, once a symbol of luxury and innovation, set sail on its maiden voyage from Southampton to New York City, carrying …

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St. Simons Lighthouse Museum

Captured by: Harlan Hambright Climb to the top of St. Simons Lighthouse, a maritime landmark on the southern tip of St. Simons Island, Georgia. Completed in 1872, the lighthouse stands 104 feet tall, and has a 129-step cast iron spiral staircase that leads to the lantern room. Soak in the 360° views of the Atlantic …

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Diving Museum

Captured by: WalkThroughOnline.co.uk If you are looking for a great family day out, why not visit the Diving Museum? We have a fascinating selection of exhibits that will entertain, inform and educate the whole family. We were voted one of the top six family-friendly museums in the UK in 2015! The museum was established in …

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Jupiter Inlet Lighthouse And Museum

The Jupiter Inlet Lighthouse is located in Jupiter, Florida, on the north side of the Jupiter Inlet. The site for the lighthouse was chosen in 1853. It is located between Cape Canaveral Light and Hillsboro Inlet Light. Wikipedia

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National Maritime Museum Cornwall

Captured by: propertyvideos The National Maritime Museum Cornwall is located in a harbourside building at Falmouth in Cornwall, England. The building was designed by architect M. J. Long., following an architectural design competition managed by RIBA Competitions. (Wikipedia) Irene – Fal River oyster boat (point cloud) by Tom Goskar on Sketchfab Library Learn More About HistoryView …

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Shelburne Museum: Steamboat Ticonderoga

The steamboat Ticonderoga is one of two remaining side-paddle-wheel passenger steamers with a vertical beam engine of the type that provided freight and passenger service on America’s bays, lakes and rivers from the early 19th to the mid-20th centuries. Commissioned by the Champlain Transportation Company, Ticonderoga was built in 1906 at the Shelburne Shipyard in Shelburne, Vermont on Lake Champlain. (Wikipedia) Captured by: 3DVermont Library …

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Polly Woodside | Tall Ship

Polly Woodside is a Belfast-built, three-masted, iron-hulled barque, preserved in Melbourne, Victoria, and forming the central feature of the South Wharf precinct. (Wikipedia) Captured by: SCANN3D Library Learn More About HistoryView VR

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USS Yorktown CV-10

USS Yorktown is one of 24 Essex-class aircraft carriers built during World War II for the United States Navy. She is named after the Battle of Yorktown of the American Revolutionary War and is the fourth U.S. Navy ship to bear the name. (Wikipedia) Captured by: South Carolina ETV Library Learn More About HistoryView VR

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Lake Arrowhead Queen Tour Boat

Nestled in the magnificent San Bernardino National Forest, surrounded by pine, cedar, and dogwood, at an altitude of 5100′, an area described as the “Alps of Southern California”, and known as “the best kept secret on the West Coast, is a stunningly beautiful, cozy and quaint mountain resort paradise called Lake Arrowhead. Our community features …

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Mackenzie-Childs Yankee Ferry

The last surviving Ellis Island ferry has been converted into an ecclectic home. Originally built in 1907, this massive boat was bought and re-designed by artists Victoria and Richard Mackenzie-Childs. The art and decor flooding the ship gives this nautical retreat an especially unique character. (Matterport) Captured by: FranklinRuttan.com & Frederik Schultz Batholin Library Learn More About …

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Penlee Lifeboat

RNLB ON-1265 Ivan Ellen – Severn Class The Severn has a sheerline that sweeps down for ease of survivor recovery. The Penlee Lifeboat is inherently self-righting and should it be knocked over in extreme weather, it will automatically right itself within a few seconds. Her propellers and rudders lie in partial tunnels set into the hull …

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Rose Island Lighthouse

The Rose Island Light, built in 1870, is on Rose Island in Narragansett Bay in Newport, Rhode Island in the United States. It is preserved, maintained and operated by The Rose Island Lighthouse Foundation. One of a group of New England lighthouses built to an award-winning design by Vermont architect Albert Dow,[3] Rose Island Light has sisters at Sabin Point, Pomham Rocks, and Colchester Reef. The lighthouse stands …

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HMS Belfast | Imperial War Museums

The HMS Belfast was originally a light cruiser vessel built for the United Kingdom’s Royal Navy. Commissioned in 1939 shortly before World War II, the HMS Belfast was used in the Royal Navy’s war efforts including a naval blockade against Germany, escort missions for the Soviet Union, and the Battle of North Cape. During World …

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Steamboat Ticonderoga

The steamboat Ticonderoga is one of two remaining side-paddle-wheel passenger steamers with a vertical beam engine of the type that provided freight and passenger service on America’s bays, lakes and rivers from the early 19th to the mid-20th centuries. Commissioned by the Champlain Transportation Company, Ticonderoga was built in 1906 at the Shelburne Shipyard in Shelburne, Vermont on Lake Champlain. (Wikipedia) Library Learn More About …

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MV Polar Prince

Captured by: ExploraTerra CCGS Sir Humphrey Gilbert was a Canadian Coast Guard light icebreaker and now a privately owned Arctic icebreaker Polar Prince. The ship entered service with the Department of Transport Marine Service in 1959 and transferred to the newly created Canadian Coast Guard in 1962, active until 1986. The icebreaker was sold to private …

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