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Liverpool, England

'Penelope' Sculpture

This whimsical public art installation is a unique homage to Liverpool's industrial heritage.
Queen Elizabeth 2
Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Queen Elizabeth 2

This living legend of maritime history is enjoying a second life.
Campeche, Mexico

Fort of San José el Alto

Half-hidden by grassy slopes, this striking Spanish colonial fort is now a museum of underwater archaeology.
Dimitrios.
Laconia, Greece

Dimitrios

This wrecked ghost ship has been rusting on a Greek beach since the 1980s.
William Dampier aboard the <em>HMS Roebuck</em> surveys the New Guinea coast.
pirates

The Pirate Who Penned the First English-Language Guacamole Recipe

William Dampier's food-writing firsts included the use of the words "barbecue" and "chopsticks."
Luke Fater July 26, 2019
In 1912, Ella White's light-up cane was considered cutting-edge technology.
ships

For Sale: A Titanic Survivor's Light-Up Cane

Ella White's battery-powered crutch guided her lifeboat to safety in 1912—and is now at the center of a family feud.
Sabrina Imbler July 15, 2019
The door on a ship is called a port.
Brooklyn, New York

Mary A. Whalen Oil Tanker

A retired oil tanker now offering amazing views of New York City.
The HNLMS K XVII submarine in its prime, opposite a Dutch minelayer.
cemeteries

Two Dutch Shipwrecks From WWII Just Vanished Near Malaysia

They were probably plundered by looters hunting for scrap metal.
Sabrina Imbler July 10, 2019
The Archibald Dickson memorial.
Alicante, Spain

Archibald Dickson Memorial

A monument at Alicante Marina honors a little-known hero of the Spanish Civil War.
Time has marbled the bottles to a shell-like sheen, and Christie's has sealed the tops with fresh red wax.
ships

For Sale: 300-Year-Old 'Shipwreck Wine' Rescued From the Bottom of the Sea

It may still be safe to drink.
Reina Gattuso May 30, 2019
The historic home of the Yokoi family of Marugame, Japan, has been given to The Huntington.
ships

How Do You Move a 320-Year-Old House Across an Ocean?

A historic structure in Japan is making its way to California.
Jonathan Carey May 23, 2019
View from an easily accessible beach directly nearby.
Anacortes, Washington

La Merced Breakwater - Overgrown Ship Hulk

This dilapidated ship carcass covered in trees is a striking sight.
Inside the Royal Shipyards of Seville.
Seville, Spain

Royal Shipyards of Seville

Its appearance in "Game of Thrones" may spur on the long-awaited restoration of this medieval shipyard.
The authentic pirate treasure.
Yarmouth, Massachusetts

Whydah Pirate Museum

This Cape Cod museum exhibits what it claims is the only authenticated pirate treasure in the world.
The dehumanization begins as slaves were inspected before boarding slave vessels.
ships

Found: The Last Survivor of the Atlantic Slave Trade

Research has placed a new name in a special place on the list of 'Clotilda' survivors.
Jonathan Carey April 4, 2019
"Tjelvar's Grave" stone ship burial site.
Boge, Sweden

Tjelvar's Grave

A Bronze Age stone ship said to be the grave of the mythical founder of Gotland.
The wooden hull of ship 17.
ships

Found: A Ship Once Described By Herodotus

A wreck discovered in the Nile suggests the ancient Greek historian's description was spot on.
Jonathan Carey March 19, 2019
Hartlepool, England

HMS Trincomalee

The oldest warship in Europe is still afloat.