The Vancouver Maritime Museum has a collection of more than 170,000 objects including 35,000 artifacts, 20,000 books, 262 original paintings/artwork and 114,000 photographs This online collection gives you access to just a few of our hidden and not so hidden treasures.

 

Category Index > Category: Ships, World Famous
Ships, World Famous
Air Speed Indicator from MAUD
Norwegian explorer Roald Amundsen carried this air speed indicator (and a pl...
BEAVER Hinge
This flat strap brass hinge, recovered from the wreck of the historic steame...
BEAVER Keyring
Built in 1835, the sidewheel steamship BEAVER worked the coast for the Hudso...
BEAVER Souvenir Medallion
Cast from bronze, brass and copper fittings recovered from the stranded hulk...
BEAVER Tiepin
Charles McCain's castings from the metal salvaged from the wreck of the hist...
BEN FRANKLIN (PX-15)
The year was 1969, and the original television series "Star Trek" was still ...
Bulkhead Clock from HMS RESOLUTE
HMS RESOLUTE is a ship made famous not for her loss in the Arctic but rather...
Figurehead from EMPRESS OF JAPAN (1)
EMPRESS OF JAPAN (1) was built for the Canadian Pacific Railway by the Naval...
First Class China from EMPRESS OF JAPAN (1)
This lovely floral piece of China was manufactured in Great Britain for the ...
HMS HOOD entering Vancouver Harbour, 1924
Britannia Rules the Waves Built in 1920, HMS HOOD, was in her day, the larg...
Lusitania "Medal"
Among the ranks of the world's great maritime disasters, certain names stand...
Panelling from EMPRESS OF JAPAN (1)
This fragment of oak panelling comes from the first class saloon of EMPRESS ...
ST ROCH's Builder's Plate
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ST ROCH's Original Bell
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ST ROCH's Port Wheel House Key
This tag and key are from the ship's original (1928) wheelhouse, demolished ...
ST ROCH'S Spare Propeller
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ST ROCH's Taffrail Log
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Tin Playing Cards from HMS RESOLUTE
HMS RESOLUTE is a ship made famous not for her loss in the Arctic but rather...