This reddish amphora was found in the sea at Alexandria. It has a long neck and a conical body. Such vessels were made to contain liquids such as wine.

The black glazed vessel is a hydria, a three-handled water jug with two handles on the sides for lifting and a third at the back for pouring. It is decorated with large intertwined ivy leaves and berries and a series of female figures.

This vessel has a large mouth, a short neck and two short handles. The rounded body is undecorated. It was found in the sea at Alexandria.

This elongated vessel has a long neck and a conical body with a pointed base. The mouth is narrow, and the amphora is provided with two handles. Amphoras were made to contain liquids such as wine.

Funerary pottery was painted on one side to imitate floral arrangements that such vessels held during festivals. These oval examples have tall necks, two handles on each vase, and protruding lips.

Most offering tables were cut in a rectangular shape, but this one is circular. The lower part of the table is carved with the traditional Hetep hieroglyphic sign, which means "offering." The upper surface is carved with vessels and...

This round-topped funerary stela, an upright stone with a sculpted surface, depicts the scribe Hatiyay offering incense and a libation vessel to the god Osiris.

This double vase of King Tutankhamun shows the expertise of the ancient Egyptian workers in carving alabaster vessels.

An intact Balao-class submarine, USS Lionfish served two tours of duty in the Pacific during World War II and served as a training vessel before being decommissioned and placed on display at Battleship Cove.

US Navy Submarine which sank 16 Japanese vessels during World War II. Now a Museum Ship.

One of the oldest surviving commercial vessels in the United States.

Constructed in 1922, the Virginia V is the last functioning ship of the Puget Sound Mosquito Fleet, and the only "wooden-hull, steam-powered, passenger vessel" that operates on the West Coast of the United States.

A rare remaining example of an early-1900s era showboat, this vessel once held 1,400 passengers. The Goldenrod Showboat featured entertainers in minstrel shows, vaudeville, or drama.

The only surviving United States Navy Gearing-class destroyer, this vessel is named for Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr. (the brother of future President John F. Kennedy) who was killed in action during World War II.

Built in 1889, the Arthur Foss is one of the oldest wooden-hulled tugboats afloat in the United States. She gained worldwide fame when the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer movie studio leased the vessel for its 1933 production Tugboat Annie, starring...

Classic fishing schooner and one of the last sail-powered fishing vessels built.

Last surviving U.S. Army vessel that participated in World War II's D-Day Normandy landing.

See treasures from a Han dynasty tomb (206 BC to AD 24) exhibited at the Silicon Valley Art Museum. Delightful reproductions of ceramic and bronze vessels and figurines pepper the site. Informative notes discuss both the technology used...

See treasures from a Han dynasty tomb (206 BC to AD 24) exhibited at the Silicon Valley Art Museum. Delightful reproductions of ceramic and bronze vessels and figurines pepper the site. Informative notes discuss both the technology used...

See treasures from a Han dynasty tomb (206 BC to AD 24) exhibited at the Silicon Valley Art Museum. Delightful reproductions of ceramic and bronze vessels and figurines pepper the site. Informative notes discuss both the technology used...

See treasures from a Han dynasty tomb (206 BC to AD 24) exhibited at the Silicon Valley Art Museum. Delightful reproductions of ceramic and bronze vessels and figurines pepper the site. Informative notes discuss both the technology used...

See treasures from a Han dynasty tomb (206 BC to AD 24) exhibited at the Silicon Valley Art Museum. Delightful reproductions of ceramic and bronze vessels and figurines pepper the site. Informative notes discuss both the technology used...

See treasures from a Han dynasty tomb (206 BC to AD 24) exhibited at the Silicon Valley Art Museum. Delightful reproductions of ceramic and bronze vessels and figurines pepper the site. Informative notes discuss both the technology used...

Including two pictures of York Boats, this Manitoba Historical Society web page provides interesting information on the genesis of the York Boat, and how the Hudson's Bay Company employees and agents, familiar with boats used in Orkney...