Observed arrival · 2026-10-24
Chesapeake Shipbuilding Project
A Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum research resource cataloging vessels by type, name, location, and shipbuilding center.
- For
- Chesapeake maritime and local-history researchers
- Worth noticing
- Entries distinguish “See Search Results,” “No Search Results,” and “Not Researched,” making gaps in the available research visible.
Field notes
The homepage offers several routes into the collection: an interactive map of shipbuilding centers, a location list, vessel-type indexes, and an alphabetical vessel list. Entries can include a vessel’s year, builder, and place; the extracted list also labels records “See Search Results,” “No Search Results,” or “Not Researched,” so research coverage is uneven. The page names Sam Hilgartner as project lead and identifies the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum as the resource’s institutional source.
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