Historical Ship Models

Speedwell was a 60-tonne pinnace that transported pilgrims from England to the New World in the early 17th Century, along with the Mayflower. Speedwell was the smaller of the two ships, and in fact a ship of the same name and size actually travelled to America 17 years before, as the flagship of the first…

The RRS Discovery is an enormous auxiliary steamship that was constructed to conduct research projects in and around Antarctica. In 1901, she was launched, and it was the last traditional wooden three-masted ship to be built in the United Kingdom. In maritime vernacular, RRS stands for Royal Research Ship, and this is exactly what the…