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Los Angeles, California
The Good Ship Grace
This ship-shape Streamline Moderne building was once the headquarters of a nautically inclined radio preacher.
Southampton, England
Calshot Lightship
This bright ship once guided vessels towards the Port of Southampton.
Las Vegas, Nevada
‘The Big Piece’
The largest recovered section of Titanic sits in a hotel in Las Vegas.
San Diego, California
Star of India at The Maritime Museum of San Diego
The world’s oldest active sailing ship.
Alexandria, Virginia
World War I-Era Rudder
This rudder is one of the few remnants of a shipyard that once operated on the banks of the Potomac River.
Southampton, England
Canute Chambers Plaque
This building was once the local office of White Star Line, the company that employed the crew on the Titanic when it sank.
Casa Grande, Arizona
SS Blinky Jr.
Over 100 miles from the ocean, this ship-shaped building was built in honor of the owner's sailor son.
Argentina
Wreck of the Marjory Glen
This rusty hull was used as fighter plane target practice during the Falklands War.
El Médano, Spain
SS American Star Propeller Hub
This propeller hub is one of the last remnants of a ship that crashed off the coast of the Canary Islands.
Vancouver, Washington
Japanese Castaways Memorial
A monument dedicated to three unlikely visitors to North America.
Luganville, Vanuatu
SS President Coolidge
This cruise ship-turned-warship sank during World War II, and is now a world-renowned dive site.
abandoned
The SS United States Heads Into Unknown Waters
After decades in a Philadelphia shipyard, the last great American ocean liner may be destined for the seafloor.
Mossel Bay, South Africa
The Model Shipyard
A custom shop making factory that produces models for collectors and movies.
Battery Point, Australia
Tasman Fountain
Located alongside the famous Salamanca Market and in sight of Parliament House, this large and elaborate monument is hard to miss, split into two sections and standing some 14 meters tall.
Oak Island, North Carolina
Shipwreck Park
The remains of a 19th century cargo ship now sits in the middle of a quaint neighborhood after a century spent on the ocean floor.
New York, New York
Wavertree
After traveling the world, one of the last remaining fully-rigged three masted iron-hulled cargo ship in the world found its home in New York.
Galveston, Texas
The Elissa
The historic tall ship is one of just three of its kind still sailing open waters today.
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