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Five ship models.
USS Sequoia
Presidents relax and entertain, work and negotiate on presidential yachts. The last yacht to serve, the USS Sequoia, is used by Presidents Franklin Roosevelt through Gerald Ford and was retired in 1977.
USS Memphis
Charles Lindbergh sails home from France on the warship Memphis, disembarking at the Washington Navy Yard on June 11, 1927.
Skipjack
Skipjacks, traditional two-sailed working boats used for oyster and crab fishing, still operate on the Chesapeake Bay today.
Canal Barge
Barges are working boats that carry goods and supplies. Even today, barges transport everything from grain to urban refuse along America's lakes, rivers and shorelines.
USS Constitution
In 1804, the Navy frigate USS Constitution is kept in reserve at the Washington Navy Yard. The Navy's oldest active commissioned ship is now located in Boston. |