For first-time shipbuilders or die-hard hobbyists, these diverting model ship kits shrink legendary vessels. And yes, one is in a bottle.

The Merrimack Valley Ship Model Club returns to participate in Newburyport’s annual Yankee Homecoming festival.

From centuries-old galleons to modern-day cargo ships, model ships capture the essence of sailing the seas in stunning detail. Whether crafted for display or built as a tribute to famous vessels ...

A model sailing ship is restored for display at the old Lorton. But who was the prisoner who built it?

The French prisoners made models of elite British Navy ships to pass the time, and to earn money for additional necessities. This is vastly different from the actions of English prisoners of war ...

Author Travis Jonker and illustrator Matthew Cordell talk about the real model ship that inspired their picture book about a man, his son, a mouse, and the voyage that brings them together.

Jim Goodwin has been fitting ships in bottles for decades, and he walks through the patience, skills, and dedication required to take on this fascinating maritime crafting tradition.

LUMBERTON — It often takes years for Dave Bullock to finish building one of his model ships. But when he’s finished, Bullock has a finely detailed replica of an historic wooden sailing vessel ...

Earlier this month the Ships of the Sea Maritime Museum welcomed the newest model to their collection, the USS Savannah LCS-28.

Sixteen years ago, the members of the Tulsa Ship Modelers Society completed a 1/48 scale model of the USS Tulsa, a Navy gunboat in the years between the world wars.