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• USS Hatteras: The First Warship Sunk by CSS Alabama

  • Civil War
  • Military Conflict

  September 10, 2020

  When President Abraham Lincoln proclaimed a blockade of the entire southern coastline, the US Navy only had 93 warships, and almost half of these were outdated or unusable. So, the US Navy went on a buying spree purchasing every steamer that could mount cannons. One of these vessels was the St. Mary which was soon commissioned as USS Hatteras.

  

• Not Your Average Joe

  • Photography
  • Recreation
  • Women's History

  September 3, 2020

  Marion Barbara “Joe” Carstairs would be the first to tell you that she was “never a little girl.” Joe saw a lot of racing success, taking the trophies at several competitions in Southampton and Cannes. In 1925 Joe became “the fastest woman on water” during the Duke of York’s Trophy, a four-and-a-half mile race down the Thames. 

  

• I Must Be Outta My Gourd

  • Community Engagement
  • Mariners' Park

  September 3, 2020

  For centuries, cultures around the world have turned this gift from nature into water dippers, bowls, masks, baskets, jewelry, and musical instruments. The Museum offered workshops using gourds as a canvas for creative projects.

  

• “In the land of Submarines”: History of Nishimura-style no. 3746

  • Collections
  • Conservation

  September 2, 2020

  Nishimura no. 3746, a Japanese midget submarine built in 1940. There were only four of these submarines ever built, only two of which were built by the Imperial Japanese Navy, and it is the only surviving example of its kind.

  

• Tell Me About It: Colonial Line Pier

  • Photography

  August 29, 2020

  Taken from the water, this 1930s photograph offers a spectacular view of the Colonial Line pier with New York City in the background.

  

• Hampton Roads History: The Founding of Newport News

  • Hampton Roads History
  • Military Conflict
  • Shipbuilding

  August 27, 2020

  In less than 60 years after the end of the Civil War, the city of Newport News was internationally known as a shipbuilding center with excellent port facilities.

  

• Maritime History: It’s Still Happening!

  • Black History
  • Military
  • Women's History

  August 25, 2020

  On July 31, 2020, Lt. j. g. Madeline Swegle became the first female African-American tactical air pilot in the US Navy.

  

• Japan Surrenders ⸺ September 2, 1945

  • Military
  • Military Conflict

  August 24, 2020

  Nearly 75 years ago, the deck of battleship USS Missouri bore witness to the end of World War II.