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The USS Hornet (CV-12)
Not all battle ships were given a chance to tell their story in person, if only through its bunk beds, beaten bridge, used corridors, and worn out watertight hatches. The USS Hornet (CV-12) is lucky enough to be transformed from being a defender of freedom at sea to being a museum that entertains and educates [...]
What Happens to Old Ships
Curious about what happens to old ships? The fate of old ships going to scrap yards or deliberately sunk for a quick burial is pretty common among lay people. What’s uncommon is the way these old ships are scrapped, sunk, or recycled for whatever purpose the ships’ parts may serve – some purpose you might [...]
Model Ships for Testing and for Collecting
Model ships serve two purposes: for testing and for collection. Model ships for testing are confined to ship model basins and model ships for collection belonged to the display of some avid ships fan. Each serves different purposes, one as important as the other depending on the person you ask. For instance, construction of anything [...]
Working in U.S. Nuclear Military Ships
Have you wondered what’s it like to work off and onboard nuclear military ships? Setting aside the other equally important ship jobs like the captain and the deckhand’s jobs and concentrating more on nuclear military ships jobs that directly influence how the reactors work, how challenging at the same time exiting do you think it [...]
The Three Christopher Columbus Ships
Did you know that when Christopher Columbus sailed to America he had two other ships on his fleet? Although many historians refused to name Columbus as the first explorer to discover America, he was, nonetheless, the first explorer who came to America from a modern, established civilization. When Columbus embarked on a voyage that was [...]
The Sailing Ships History
The history of the sailing ships goes back to the Viking era when the ships were built to conquer new worlds. The sailing ships then were pretty basic consisting of only a clinker-built hull, a side oar for steering, and several oars on either side for propelling. They were a far cry from today’s sailing [...]
Recognizing a Ship Horn
Have you wondered what the different ship horn meant? When approaching or leaving a dock, coming close to another ship, or entering a narrow channel, ships blow their horn or whistle to signal something to the port or to other ships. And if the signal goes out to another ship nearby, that ship has to [...]
Famous Pirate Ships and Their Captains
Although they were no less than thugs at sea, what make pirate ships and their captains so famous that pirate movies are blockbusters in tinsel town. It’s got something to do with history dating back as far as the 15th century when pirates are understood as part of the shipping dangers. The pirate ships then [...]
Thanking Merchant Ships and Sailors
Merchant ships and their sailors are giving valuable service not just to their country of origin but to the world. Now that they are not auxiliaries to their countries’ navy (at least not yet), merchant ships are still vital to keep the world economy flowing. Their sailors too constantly endure grueling tests of character from [...]
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