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Schooner ERNESTINA-MORRISSEY to be Restored

Boothbay Harbor Shipyard in Maine will restore the 120-year-old vessel.

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WHOI’s R/V KNORR Pulls into Port for Good

After 44 years of science work across the globe, the R/V KNORR completed her final voyage.

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USS CONSTITUTION Commemorates 1812 Battle

On Feb. 20 visitors can hear accounts of the battle from U.S. Navy crew members.

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French Frigate to Visit U.S.

The reconstructed frigate HERMIONE will sail across the Atlantic to land in Yorktown, VA in June.

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ERNESTINA-MORRISSEY Arrives in Maine

The historic schooner will undergo a $6 million restoration.

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NOAA Surveys Shipwrecked USS INDEPENDENCE

The World War II-era aircraft carrier is resting upright in 2,600 feet of water off California’s Farallon Islands.

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USS CONSTITUTION Enters Dry Dock

The world's oldest commissioned warship afloat is no longer afloat after entering dry dock for a multi-year restoration.

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HERMIONE Arrives in U.S.

The replica 18th-Century French frigate arrived in Yorktown to begin her celebratory visit to the U.S.

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Oliver Hazard Perry Sails

Rhode Island’s official sailing education vessel sailed for the first time July 17 in Narragansett Bay.

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Czar’s Sub Found off Sweden

Officials believe it is the submarine SOM, which sank after a major collision with a Swedish ship in 1916.

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“Monster” Pulled from the Baltic Sea

Divers have salvaged a unique figurehead from a 15th century Danish warship.

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Navy Salvages Ironclad

Elite sailors are diving the Savannah River to salvage the CSS GEORGIA.

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Live Wreck Video

URI's Inner Space Center is going to explore and broadcast live video of wrecks from the 1945 Battle of Point Judith.

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New Ship History Center

The Steamship Historical Society of America opened its new archive and research center in Warwick, RI.

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Cutter Reaches North Pole

The HEALY is the first U.S. surface ship to do so unaccompanied.

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Artifacts Recovered from HMS EREBUS

Parks Canada returned to the Arctic to continue to unravel the mysteries surrounding the 1845 Franklin Expedition.

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Schooner C.A. THAYER Moves to Alameda

The 1895 lumber schooner will receive three new masts as part of her restoration.

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New Images of USS MONITOR

NOAA divers turned to photogrammetry to survey the sunken warship.

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A Homecoming for PEKING

Seahistory.org reports the 1911 barque PEKING will return to Hamburg to serve as the centerpiece of a new waterfront museum.

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SS UNITED STATES Avoids the Scrapyard

The SS UNITED STATES Conservancy has raised sufficient funds to keep the famous ocean liner afloat into next year.

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