This selection presents historical military vessels from different eras. It includes aircraft carriers, submarines, battleships and frigates. These ships now serve as museums and display naval military history, from USS Constitution to HMS Victory.
Portsmouth, United Kingdom
The 104-gun warship from 1765 led the British fleet at the Battle of Trafalgar in 1805 and now serves as a museum ship.
Pearl Harbor, United States
This 45,000-ton battleship launched in 1944. Japan signed World War II surrender documents on its deck in 1945.
Hamilton, Canada
The Canadian destroyer participated in numerous World War II battles and sank more enemy vessels than any other Canadian ship.
Groton, United States
This 1954 submarine completed the first undersea crossing of the North Pole and traveled over 500,000 miles before decommissioning in 1980.
Portsmouth
First armor-plated, iron-hulled warship built for the Royal Navy.
Saint Petersburg, Russia
This naval vessel fired the shot that initiated the storming of the Winter Palace in 1917 and now serves as a museum ship.
Stockholm, Sweden
The warship sank in 1628 during its maiden voyage. Retrieved in 1961, it was restored and displayed in a Stockholm museum.
Belfast, Londont
Participated in the Arctic convoys and the Battle of North Cape during World War II.
Japan
The Japanese warship measured 263 meters in length and carried nine 46-cm main guns with a range of 42 kilometers.
Corpus Christi, United States
The aircraft carrier served from 1943 to 1991 and now stands as a museum ship in the port of Corpus Christi.
United Kingdom
The ship sailed through the Pacific from 1768 to 1771, mapping the coasts of New Zealand and Australia's eastern shore.
Kaliningrad, Russia
The 1968 submarine served in the Soviet Baltic Fleet and is now a museum ship at the Museum of the World Ocean.
Pearl Harbor, United States
The warship sank on December 7, 1941, with 1,177 crew members during the Japanese air raid on the US naval base.
Athens, Greece
Built in 1910, this cruiser led the Greek fleet during the Balkan Wars. The ship now functions as a naval museum in Faliro harbor.
Kinston, United States
The iron-plated vessel built in 1864 sank in the Neuse River. The recovered remains are displayed at the CSS Neuse Civil War Interpretive Center.