| For countless centuries freighters, fishing boats, trawlers, oilers, and barges have been the life blood of global economic power. Even in today's era of air transport, most goods are transported around the world by water. From building the future of the economy to providing recreation, civilian maritime commerce is an enduring part of human history. |
| Unidentified freighter Apra Harbor, Guam, USA. 26 Nov 2003 |
| Chesapeake Fishing Boat 'Mildred Belle', 1948 Baltimore Harbor, MD 29 Sep 2002 |
| Kyowa Line's Pacific Falcon Apra Harbor, Guam, USA. 26 Nov 2003 |
| S.S. Nobska--the last American coastal steamship. Keel laid 1925. Currently rusting in dry dock, Boston, MA, only yards away from the historic frigate USS Constitution. -Images taken in 2002 and 2006.- **Images 4 and 5 taken with a better camera--a Nikon D70!** |
| 'Gas Trust' Liquified Propane Gas Tanker Apra Harbor, Guam, USA. 26 Nov 2003 |
| S.S. Savanah--first and only nuclear-powered merchant ship. On permanent display at Patriot's Point, South Carolina. 20 Mar 1993 |
| Maersk Sealand Freighter Norfolk International Terminal, VA 3 Jul 2002 |
| S.S. Crystal Serenity approaching Apra Harbor, Guam. 5 Feb 2004 |
| Cunard Liner Queen Elizabeth 2 in port, Guam USA. 27 Feb 2004 |
| This abandoned tugboat lies sunk in upper Curtis Creek (just before Curtis Bay), near the Hawkins Point U.S. Coast Guard Yard in Baltimore, MD. -14 Sept. 2007- |
