William P. Galvani

The International Maritime Museum in Hamburg, Germany, reflects the importance of the city in world shipping and commerce. From the 13th through 16th centuries.

The remarkable story of Margaret Nash—World War II U.S. Navy nurse, POW, and Bronze Star recipient.

Perhaps the most amazing thing about the original Golden Hinde and her faithful replica is that both of these tiny vessels (102 feet long) successfully circumnavigated the globe.

The Italian city of Pisa, famous for its Leaning Tower, also offers visitors one of the largest and most interesting maritime museums in Europe.

Amsterdam's Rijksmuseum has excellent exhibits of art and artifacts from Holland’s Golden Age of Sail.

For more than 60 years, the Mayflower II has welcomed visitors in Plymouth.

The Texas Maritime Museum, located in Rockport, explores the state’s maritime history, from European exploration of the Gulf Coast to offshore oil drilling and commercial and sport fishing.

Captain Amedeo H. Galvani, USN (Ret) recalls his summer cruise as a midshipman during the summer of 1940.

The Big Island of Hawaii also offers a rich maritime heritage of Polynesian voyagers, traders, sea warfare, and European explorers.

Visitors can spend one to two hours exploring the authentically replicated Dutch East Indiaman Amsterdam .

The Scheepvaartmuseum, the national maritime museum of the Netherlands, expertly interprets the history of this sturdy, sea-going nation.

Newport, Rhode Island, is arguably the capital city of American yachting. The glory days of the America's Cup were sailed here, and every summer its harbor fills with sailboats of ...