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An Atlantic liner moored at Long Beach, a Swedish warship raised from Stockholm's harbor, and a polar ship built to survive the crush of sea ice all have something in common. You can still stand beside the original hull. These photographs show surviving ships preserved at museums and permanent visitor berths.

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RMS Queen Mary in Long Beach
RMS Queen Mary in Long Beach: Three red funnels still mark the former Cunard liner at its permanent berth in Long Beach…
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Queen Elizabeth 2 in Dubai
Queen Elizabeth 2 in Dubai: The retired Cunard liner is permanently moored at Port Rashid in Dubai. Its heritage tour takes…
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Vasa at Stockholm's Vasa Museum
Vasa at Stockholm's Vasa Museum: Galleries surround the oak warship that sank on its maiden voyage in 1628 and was raised…
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Cutty Sark in Greenwich
Cutty Sark in Greenwich: The clipper's black hull and rigging rise over a glass canopy in Greenwich. The museum gives…
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USS Constitution in Boston Harbor
USS Constitution in Boston Harbor: Old Ironsides spreads sail in this photograph from 1997. The wooden frigate launched in…
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HMS Victory in Portsmouth
HMS Victory in Portsmouth: The striped sides and tiered stern are visible in this photograph from before the current…
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SS Great Britain in Bristol
SS Great Britain in Bristol: Signal flags hang above the restored ship's black iron hull. At the original Bristol dry dock…
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Fram at the Fram Museum in Oslo
Fram at the Fram Museum in Oslo: Colored light falls across the original polar ship inside the museum. Its rounded hull was…
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SS Rotterdam in Rotterdam
SS Rotterdam in Rotterdam: The ocean liner’s pale hull and twin funnels are visible at its Rotterdam berth. The former…
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USS Missouri at Pearl Harbor
USS Missouri at Pearl Harbor: The battleship is moored at Ford Island in Pearl Harbor. Visitors can board and see the deck…
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RRS Discovery in Dundee
RRS Discovery in Dundee: Discovery’s bow rises above its dry dock at Dundee. The ship carried Robert Falcon Scott and…
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SS Keewatin in Kingston
SS Keewatin in Kingston: The 1907 passenger steamer is preserved in Kingston’s historic dry dock. It once carried travelers…
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Mikasa in Yokosuka
Mikasa in Yokosuka: Mikasa served as Admiral Tōgō’s flagship at the Battle of Tsushima in 1905. The restored battleship is…
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Gjøa at the Fram Museum in Oslo
Gjøa at the Fram Museum in Oslo: The wooden sloop is displayed inside the Fram Museum. It carried Roald Amundsen’s…
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HMS Warrior in Portsmouth
HMS Warrior in Portsmouth: Warrior’s long black hull and full sailing rig line the Portsmouth dockside. The iron-hulled…
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Charles W. Morgan in Mystic
Charles W. Morgan in Mystic: Signal flags fly over the wooden whaling ship at Mystic Seaport in Connecticut. Built in 1841…
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Star of India in San Diego
Star of India in San Diego: The iron-hulled ship is shown with sails set at San Diego’s waterfront. Launched in 1863, it…
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Hikawa Maru in Yokohama
Hikawa Maru in Yokohama: The 1930 passenger and cargo liner ran between Japan and Seattle. It now sits at Yamashita Park…
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HMAS Vampire in Sydney
HMAS Vampire in Sydney: The gray destroyer is berthed in Sydney’s Darling Harbour. This Daring-class ship served in the…
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HMS Belfast on the Thames
HMS Belfast on the Thames: The Royal Navy cruiser rests upstream of Tower Bridge. The Imperial War Museums opens its decks…
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Nippon Maru in Yokohama
Nippon Maru in Yokohama: The white sail-training ship launched in 1930 and now sits beside Yokohama Port Museum. This…

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