The Maritime Heritage Project

Revell 1:72 Caribbean Pirate Ship

The galleon appeared on the early morning horizon, off the port, bearing down on us from out of the blood-red sunrise. At first, we mistook her for another merchant ship, traveling home from Jamaica or the Bahamas, heavy with cargo. But no, she was moving too fast. As she approached, she dropped her main sail to reveal the skull and crossbones. We went hard to starboard, full speed. praying she would not catch us” and that was the last entry in the journal found floating.

Da Vinci Catapult Kit, Wood, 3B Scientific W64067

Fully functioning, scale model of Leonardo Da Vinci catapult for demonstration of historical launching device. Flings soft clay balls (included) up to 15 feet for realistic reproduction of discharge.
Made of wood for durability. Assembly required.

Revell RMS Titanic

1/350 Scale Model

RMS Titanic of Britain’s White Star Corporation was the biggest moving object ever built. She was backed with superior quality and performance. The RMS (Royal Mail Ship) Titanic, an Olympic class luxury passenger liner, sank on April 15, 1912, en route to New York from Southampton, England on its maiden voyage. She had a double-bottomed hull divided into 16 watertight compartments.

The Titanic struck an iceberg on the night of April 14, at 11:40 PM and sank, with great loss of life, at 2:20 AM, on April 15, 1912.
The United States Senate investigation reported that 1,517 people perished in the accident, while the British investigation has the number at 1,490. The disaster ranks as one of the worst peacetime maritime disasters in history, and is by far the best known. It carried some of the richest, most powerful industrialists, multi-millionaire entrepreneurs of her day. The sinking of Titanic has been the basis for many novels describing fictionalized events on board the ship, such as Titanic: The Long Night written by Diane Hoh. The book A Night to Remember was made into a movie in 1958 and was also transformed into ‘Titanic: The Musical’, with a book by Peter Stone and music and lyrics by Maury Yeston. The 1997 film Titanic, starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet was a critical and commercial hit, winning eleven Academy Awards and holding the record for the highest box office returns of all time.

Waterline Warships: An Illustrated Masterclass

Philip Reed, Seaforth Publishing

Reed, best known for his superb models of ships from the age of sail, turns his attention to the other highly popular subject for ship modelers-the warships of the Second World War. The book is a step-by-step manual for building a scratch waterline model of the Ca Class destroyer HMS Caesar, the sistership of Cavalier now on display in drydock at Chatham Historical Dockyard. These emergency built ships were launched between 1943 and 1945.

Building Ship Models: Patterns and Instructions for a Clipper Ship and a Whaler

George B. Douglas, Joseph T. Higgins, et al.

Clearly written text, detailed illustrations and full-size working plans provide novices and experienced model builders with a treasury of information for creating the Benjamin F. Packard, a classic American clipper, and the Alice Mandell, a famous 19th-century whaler.

American Ship Models and How to Build Them

Victor Redmond Grimwood

A particular suitability for beginners distinguishes this classic guide to ship modeling from the many other available manuals. Both text and plans are especially geared toward the growing skills of novices, with projects presented in easy-to-learn techniques arranged in order of difficulty, from relatively simple models to complicated square-riggers. The plans are drawn from those of the original builders or from measurements of existing craft, showing all the necessary details.

The Built-Up Ship Model

Charles G. Davis

Dover Trade Paperback

A classic in its field, THE BUILT-UP SHIP MODEL is an expert guide aimed at model builders with experience, patience, and a passion for building “the real thing.” Photographs illustrate day-to-day work in progress. Over 100 drawings demonstrate correct implementation of the more complex instructions. In his introduction, the author chronicles the exciting career of the Lexington and the role it played in America’s fight for freedom.

A Day in the Life of a Colonial Shipwright

PowerKids Press

Canada-Pre Confederation (to 1867)

Part of a series that includes Millers and Glassblowers

Age range: 12 to 16

Describes a day in the life of a shipbuilder in 1777 discussing training, key figures in the field, and steps to building a ship.

Travel back in time and spend a day in the life of a real citizen during the earliest days of our nation. The book is part of a series featuring a person who actually lived and worked during Colonial times. The books offer original period documents, oil paintings, etchings, and woodcuts that portray the colonial era. These primary sources bring depth and authenticity to young readers’ exploration of life before the American Revolution. The captivating stories of these real-life characters, some of them American icons, will make history tangible and fun. John Langdon, a former representative to the second Continental Congress, owned the Langdon Shipyard in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. (Note: Is not always available.)

The bestselling book for every boy from eight to eighty, covering essential boyhood skills such as building tree houses*, learning how to fish, finding true north, and even answering the age old question of what the big deal with girls is.

In this digital age there is still a place for knots, skimming stones and stories of incredible courage. This book recaptures Sunday afternoons, stimulates curiosity, and makes for great father-son activities. The brothers Conn and Hal Igguiden have put together a wonderful collection of all things that make being young or young at heart fun—building go-carts and electromagnets, identifying insects and spiders, and flying the world’s best paper airplanes.

The completely revised The Dangerous Book for Boys (American Edition) includes:

• The Greatest Paper Airplane in the World
• The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World
• The Five Knots Every Boy Should Know
• Stickball
• Slingshots
• Fossils
• Building a Treehouse
• Making a Bow and Arrow
• Fishing (revised with U.S. Fish)
• Timers and Tripwires
• Baseball’s “Most Valuable Players”
• Famous Battles-Including Lexington and Concord, The Alamo, and Gettysburg
• Spies-Codes and Ciphers
• Making a Go-Cart
• Navajo Code Talkers’ Dictionary
• Girls
• Cloud Formations
• The States of the U.S.
• Mountains of the U.S.
• Navigation
• The Declaration of Independence
• Skimming Stones
• Making a Periscope
• The Ten Commandments
• Common United States Trees
• Timeline of American History

Co-author Conn Iggulden is also the bestselling author of six historical epics. He lives in Tasmania where he has a troupe entitled “Small and Mighty,” and a series of books about Tollins, tiny creatures with wings who aren’t fairies and are about as fragile as a brick wall.

This recently dropped into our eMail from a shop in Australia and might interest some of our visitors:

Greetings From Downunder:

If you haven’t heard of us before perhaps now is a good time to get acquainted. The Prospectors Patch is the largest Prospecting Supplies outlet in the Southern Hemisphere (Australia, specifically) and we supply a wide range of products that support the casual prospector right on through to Small Scale Mining ventures.

We have a comprehensive On Line presence and provide our customers with substantial discounts as a reward for membership to our On Line Community. We also publish a popular Electronic Newsletter providing further discounts and advice to our membership.

Membership has no obligation yet we provide substantial discounts and additional services to those that are members.

We are also the main distributors for the Nugget Tech (Gold Magnet) range of detector Coils that are manufactured by us here in Western Australia, perhaps the toughest place on Earth by viritue of our geology when it comes to detecting gold.

If you’d like to find out more about us and our activities in the marketplace why not take a look using the links below. Hopefully, you will ‘Treasure The Experience’.

Here’s a link to their store: The Prospector’s Patch, which includes Buying or Selling Gold.

Editor’s Note: We LOVE Australia. Wandered through Brisbane, Cairns, Port Douglas and dove the Great Barrier Reef a few years ago. Some of the nicest people on the planet live in Australia and their history as noted on The Maritime Heritage Project site is fascinating.

Indigenous Australian Dancer with Body Paint Mossman Gorge Queensland, Australia Michael Coyne, Photographer

Anthropologists believe that Aboriginal peoples reached Sydney Harbour at least 40,000 years ago. Tribes lived in the area now known as Sydney until the English arrived and caused violent disruption to their lives.

Clipper Ship, Red Jacket, Off Cape Horn Passage from Australia to Liverpool. c 1854

Sailors, Whalers, Fantastic Sea Voyages: An Activity Guide to North American Sailing Life

Children are fascinated with sailing ships, lighthouses, whaling, shipwrecks, and mutinies, and these 50-plus activities will provide them with a boatful of fun. This activity guide shows kids what life was like for the greenhands, old salts, and captains on the high seas during the great age of sail in the 19th century: aboard square-riggers, clippers, whalers, schooners, and packet ships.

Life aboard ship was an exciting subculture of American life with its own language, food, music, art, and social structure. Children will learn that many captains brought their wives and children aboard ship, and that kids who learned how to walk at sea often found it difficult to walk on dry land.

The book begins with the China Tea trade in the late 18th century and ends with the last whaler leaving New Bedford in 1924. Kids will create scrimshaw using black ink and a bar of white soap; make a model lighthouse using a bike reflector, an oatmeal box, and a plastic soda bottle; and paint China with traditional designs using a blue paint pen and a basic white plate. Included are additional simple activities requiring common household objects.

PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN

DEAD MEN TELL NO TALES

DELUXE SAO FENG WITH FIRING DOUBLE DRAGON CANNON AND SINGAPORE SWORD

including “Melissa & Doug Travel Memory Game,” License Plate Game,  Zobmondon “Would You Rather . . . ? Pocket Travel Game, Quick Picks Password Travel Game, Travel Magnetic Game Board, Bingo, Dr. Seuss Cat in the Hat Card Game, 6-in-1 Travel Magnetic Games