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Jacques Piccard and Don Walsh: Journey to the Bottom of the Ocean

By: Lisa Stephenson

Chesapeake Deadrise Workboats: Great Old Chesapeake Oyster Fishing Boats

By: John Crandall

Ironclads to Steel Hulls: A fast evolution, and a permanent change

By: John Crandall

Christopher Columbus Smith: Motor Boat Pioneer and Founder of Chris Craft

By: John Crandall

The Phoenicians, Great Sailors: These ancient sailors built the best keeled ships of their time.

By: John Crandall

Cogs, Hulks, and Hogsheads: Medieval ships and cargo containers

By: John Crandall

Christening Boats: Christening likely goes back to Viking times.

By: John Crandall

Dugout Canoes: An amazing chapter in the history of transportation

By: John Crandall

Captain James Cook Early Life: A Brief Biography of Captain Cook (Page1)

By: John Crandall

Captain James Cook Second Voyage: A Brief Biography (Page4)

By: John Crandall

Captain James Cook in Australia: A brief biography (Page3)

By: John Crandall

Captain James Cook's Final Voyage: A Brief Bio (Page5)

By: John Crandall

Captain James Cook First Voyage: A brief biography (Page2)

By: John Crandall

Clipper Ships: Yankee, California, and China Clippers

By: John Crandall

Eric the Red: The Viking Warlord that Discovered Greenland

By: John Crandall

The Compass and the Compass Rose: an invention that changed sea travel

By: John Crandall

Building a Viking Longboat: A reconstruction of possible events

By: John Crandall

Magellan's Voyage: Around the World

By: John Crandall

Ferdinand Magellan: Around the World

By: John Crandall

Magellan's Death: in the Philippines

By: John Crandall

Vikings, Longboats, and Navigation: Ancestral nautical knowledge

By: John Crandall

Lief Ericson: Did He Discover America?

By: John Crandall

Viking Voyages: Vikings travelled far and wide in an age when that was very exceptional.

By: John Crandall

Transatlantic Steam: The Great Steamships

By: John Crandall

Viking Longboats: Dragon headed and awe inspiring

By: John Crandall

Steamboat and Steamship Firsts: The End of the Age of Sail

By: John Crandall

The Caravel: Portuguese sailing technology

By: John Crandall

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