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  • Conserving the Samuel Hartt Pook Papers

    These documents outline, firsthand, the career of Naval Architect Samuel Hartt Pook. These historic papers highlight one of the most significant advancements in American Naval history. At the onset of the Civil War, Pook and his father (also a naval architect) aided the transition of the US fleet from wooden to iron and steel-hulled warships.

  • Battle of Hampton Roads Commemoration Day

    Saturday, March 7, 2026 10:00 AM to 3:00 PM

    Spend a historic day with us as we partner with the NOAA Monitor National Marine Sanctuary to commemorate the Battle of Hampton Roads.

  • Buried Treasure: The Mystery Ship Found Under Manhattan

    The Ship that Held Up Wall Street tells the whole story of the discovery, excavation, and study of what came to be called the “Ronson ship site,” named for the site’s developer, Howard Ronson. Entombed for more than two hundred years, Princess Carolina proved to be the first major discovery of a colonial merchant ship.

  • Money Makes the World Go ‘Round: Ancient Greek Coin

    • Collections
    • Cultural Heritage

    On this coin that is well over 2300 years old, we see a floating galley on the reverse and a curious figure on the obverse. Some records of similar coins from the Phoenician city of Arados label their male figure as Poseidon, or sometimes Zeus, but these are Greek deities.

  • Frames of Destruction

    • Collections
    • Exploration
    • Military
    • Military Conflict
    • Shipbuilding

    During my time at Mariners’ I have frequently been intrigued by an odd looking object in one of our storage areas but time wasn’t always available to learn more about it. That recently changed for one object when I spent several months researching the history behind a piece that has always intrigued me—a large, bent, barbed, piece of iron–the spear of a chevaux-de-frise.

  • A Snapshot of Love from our Collection, to Celebrate Engagement Season!

    • Collections

    What all of these artifacts have in common is that they show that love is timeless.

  • Taking the Stars with Peter Ifland

  • The Many Uses of X-rays

  • Mariners’ Collection of Curiosities: Spooky and Peculiar Artifacts from the Archives

    • Collections
    • Military

    Fear Not! For I have scoured The Mariners’ Collection, walked the dark storage rooms, and gotten up close and personal with five of our creepiest and most mysterious artifacts, so you don’t have to. I’ve listed the following artifacts for their varying levels of creep-factor or for the fascinating or mysterious stories behind them. All jus

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