Annapolis Maritime Museum

Robert Smalls' life was one of accomplishment. Starting enslaved, then American politician, publisher, businessman, and maritime pilot. Hear the thrilling tale of how Smalls freed himself, his crew, and their families during the American Civil War by commandeering a Confederate ship and sailing it from Confederate-controlled waters to freedom.

Overcoming initial misunderstandings, petty jealousies, and continuing differences over priorities, scientists and engineers on both sides of the Atlantic found new and often ingenious ways to work together.

Photographs and stories from trips up and down the Atlantic's east coast from commercial fisheries in Florida to the Canadian Maritimes. Enjoy photograph collections of Atlantic Sea Scallop, lobster, large coastal sharks, and squid.

As one of the most extraordinary maps of colonial English America, it pictures the Mid-Atlantic in breathtaking detail, capturing its waterways, coastlines, and communities. Trace the map's Atlantic journey and hear what it reveals about colonial Maryland.

Delve into the chantey tradition including who sang them and when and why they sung. Enjoy an overview of the lyrical content of chanteys in archival and published collections.

Discover Franklin Buchanan. Why did he become the school’s first Superintendent & why is the Superintendent’s House no longer named for him?
Additionally, explore how & why the Naval Academy was established in Annapolis.