Model Commercial Ship in a Bottle
Craftsman: Victor Crosby
Catalog #: 2016.32.1
Donor: The USS Midway Museum
A model commercial ship with seven holds was built inside a small liquor bottle. The tiny ship has two sets of masts for each hold.
Model Sailing Ship in a Bottle
Craftsman: Unknown
Catalog #: 2011.36.1
Donor: Joe Martin
The bottle stands about 12”-tall and the ship is about 5”-long. A US quarter in the photos provides scale reference.
Monterey Type Fishing Boat
Craftsman: Theodore Snoddy
Catalog #: 2015.27.1
Donor: Naomi Broadbent
This fishing boat is typical of the type used along the California coast from Monterey to San Francisco. The hull was individually planked.
Monterey Type Fishing Boat “Off Road-Cape Able”
Craftsman: Theodore Snoddy
Catalog #: 2015.27.2
Donor: Naomi Broadbent
This fishing boat is typical of the type used along the California coast from Monterey to San Francisco. The hull was individually planked.
Nordkap Greenland Trawler
Craftsman: Maurice "Mike" O'Conner
Catalog #: 2010.6.1
Donor: Dandelyn O'Conner
Though representing a modern steel-hulled fishing trawler, the hull of this Nordkap Greenland trawler was built using traditional plank-on-frame technique.
Oseberg Viking Burial Ship
Craftsman: Michael Titone
Catalog #: 2011.34.4
Contributor: Michael Titone
This 1/25 scale plank-on-frame model of an Oseberg Viking burial ship was built by Michael Titone starting from a Billings Boats kit.
PC-450 (LS-154)
Craftsman: William Tompkins
Catalog #: 2014.6.55
Contributor: William Tompkins
A 1/600 scale model of PC-450 (LS-154), which was a submarine chaser.
Pingstone Tether Boat
Craftsman: Harry A. Pingstone
Knapp Collection #: 485
Catalog #: 2016.44.1
Contributor: Paul Knapp
This Pingstone tether boat measures 12″-wide by 40″-long and is powered by Mr. Pingstone’s custom made 30cc air-cooled overhead cam engine.
Queen Mary 2 Ship Model
Craftsman: Maritime Replicas
Catalog #: 2016.22.1
Contributor: Kimberly Hogan
After a voyage on the Queen Mary 2, passengers were offered the opportunity to purchase this professionally built model of the ship as a memento.
R/C English Canal Boat
Craftsman: Carl Schwam
Catalog #: 2017.9.2
Contributor: Carl Schwam
This miniature steamboat is modeled after an English Canal boat. The 50″-long boat is radio controlled.
R/C Hydrofoil Racing Boat
Craftsman: Bob Gregory
Catalog #: 2013.39.2
Contributor: David James
This model R/C racing boat is actually a hydrofoil with a single engine.
R/C Steam Tug Fergus
Craftsman: William F. Brown
Catalog #: 2014.33.1
Donor: William F. Brown
This live steam, radio controlled tugboat model, Fergus, is a hefty five feet long. It’s boiler is heated by propane and it has sailed many hours on the water around San Diego.
Scale Model Ship’s Boat and Boat Builder’s Block
Craftsman: James Hastings
Catalog #: 2019.12.1 and 2019.12.2
Donor: James Hastings
This tiny scratch-built scale model boat would have accompanied a larger ship. The vessel is posed with a miniature boat builder’s block.
Shovelnose Hydro Tether Boat With 2-Cylinder Engine
Craftsman: Unknown
Knapp Collection #: 416
Catalog #: 2016.8.12
Contributor: Paul Knapp
This sleek looking hydro measures 11″-wide, 30.5″-long, and sports a custom built two-cylinder, two-cycle, alternate firing twin with a double throw crank.
Sidewheel Riverboat Matchstick Model
Craftsman: Ronald Remsberg
Catalog #: 2010.13.5
Donor: Ronald Remsberg
This matchstick model of a sidewheel riverboat is 30″-long, 3-1/4″-wide, and 12-1/2″-tall.
Sovereign of the Seas
Craftsman: Robert Wood
Catalog #: 2018.23.1
Donor: Robert Wood
A scale model of the sailing ship, Sovereign of the Seas, built and donated by Robert Wood. Completed in 1965, the Sovereign is a solid hull, scratch-built ship.
SS Elizabeth Sailing Ship Model
Craftsman: Karl Pohlmann
Catalog #: 2019.26.1
Donor: Margaret Wheeler
This scale model SS Elizabeth sailing ship was built by Karl Pohlmann, a former sailor from Mission Park.
Stealth Cruiser (CCN-21, Designed 1969)
Craftsman: William Tompkins
Catalog #: 2014.6.17
Contributor: William Tompkins
Another design by Bill from 1969, this Stealth Cruiser accurately predicted the Zumwalt-class ships that were commissioned starting in 2014.
Steam Powered Tugboat
Craftsman: Jerry Lake
Catalog #: 2023.3.1
Donor: Jerry Lake
Jerry Lake built this Dumas “carol Moran” XL tugboat to house his functional Saito steam engine. The steam powered tugboat is radio controlled.
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