Explorer

Deltaville, Virginia 

In 1608 Captain John Smith and 14 men set out to explore and map the Chesapeake Bay in the shallop Explorer. A shallop is a small, open boat built to operate in shallow water under sail or oar. The Deltaville Maritime Museum has constructed a replica of Captain Smith's boat which is on display at the museum.

More information on the Explorer and its history may be found on the Deltaville Maritime Museum's website.

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F.D. Crockett

Deltaville, Virginia 

The F.D. Crockett was built in 1924 in Seaford, Virginia. She worked the waters of the Chesapeake Bay hauling freight, operating as a buy-boat and dredging oysters until 1994. In 2005, the Deltaville Maritime Museum began a complete restoration of the boat. Today, the F.D. Crockett is on display in the water at the museum and travels up and down the bay, a living reminder of the past.

More information on the F.D. Crockett and its history may be found on the Deltaville Maritime Museum's website.

Boat shop

Deltaville, Virginia 

Miss Pette

Deltaville, Virginia

Her working days over, Miss Pette now rests high and dry on the grounds of the Deltaville Maritime Museum.