Mississippi Shipbuilding and Maritime Center
(Formerly Mississippi Maritime Museum)
Contributed by Else Martin The Schooner “William Martin”, Built at Grasshopper Point on Bluff Creek, ca 1885 Typical for charcoal and turpentine products. This schooner was typical of the schooners that traveled between New Orleans and Mobile hauling loads of charcoal,…
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Watch And Hear The Last Time The Battleship Wisconsin Fired Its Big Guns This awesome video, shot on May 16th, 1991, documented the last time the Iowa Class Battleship USS Wisconsin (BB-64) fired off its main battery. Follow link for entire…
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Contributed by Else Martin The Governor Stone at the recent Billy Bowlegs Pirate Festival. Governor Stone added 3 new photos.
Contributed by Else Martin Naval History & Heritage Command with Jon Goffredi and Roderick Besaw VIRGINIA CAPES (June 2, 2015) The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Mitscher (DDG 57), right, provides a warm welcome to the French tall ship replica the…
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-Contributed by Else Martin- Here is the site about the U‑Boat sinking in the Gulf of Mexico in 1942. I have had several inquiries about this event since the show was televised May 6, 2015. NOVA — PBS “Nazi Attack on…
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Newest items added to top upon revisions ‑Contributed by Else Martin- JOE POL’S PILOT BOAT — 1901 Pascagoula Pilot Association: Democrat Star, May 17, 1901, Local News “The Pascagoula Pilot Association has contracted withdesigned and builder, Mr. Joe Pol, to build a…
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-Contributed by Else Martin- PORT of ENTRY, EAST PASCAGOULA, State of Mississippi 1877 — Pascagoula Star, June 8, 1877 East Pascagoula, lies immediately on the seashore, and is the principal Port of Entry of the State of Mississippi, where vessels from…
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Contributed by Else Martin Genealogy and Local History Department The “Pascagoula,” was built by Dierks-Blodgett Shipbuilding Company of Pascagoula. This photo, taken by the Dierks family, is from the ship’s trial run in 1918. This digital photo was donated to…
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Contributed by Else Martin Between the “Devil and the Deep Blue Sea” Nautical Expressions and their origin “Between the Devil and the Deep” In wooden ships, the “devil” was the longest seam of the ship. It ran from the bow to the…
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1913 — LOWERY ISLAND MARINE WAYS… Pascagoula Chronicle, 30 Aug 1913. A Deed of Conveyance was given Saturday by F. H. Lewis, W. M. Canty, E. J. Jane’, W. R. Kell and J. A. Tabor to the United States, for…
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The 1877 Pascagoula built Governor Stone — sailing today! Governor Stone Raising the Yankee jib on the way to Fort Walton Beach. The Governor Stone will again be in Chocktawhatchee Bay this Sunday with the Sea Scouts on board.
USS Constitution: Dry Docking: The Morning After. CHARLESTOWN, Mass. (May 19, 2015) The entire hull of USS Constitution is exposed for the first time in 19 years as Dry Dock 1 in Charlestown Navy Yard is dewatered. Constitution entered the…
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From NOAA~ Happy National Maritime Day! First celebrated on May 22, 1933, this day recognizes our nation’s maritime industry and the people that support it. At NOAA, providing navigation products and services that ensure safe and efficient maritime commerce, makes…
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