FREEPORT — What type of food would 19th century sailors eat on a journey from Freeport to China? How different was their food from what officers ate? What, if anything, was considered a treat?

Remains Of 19th Century U.S. Sailors Lie On The Shores Of Tripoli Play 04:58 ... During the First Barbary War in 1804, sailors on the USS Intrepid, led by Captain Richard Somers, ...

Now, well over a century after Will Jackson’s luck finally ran out, a father and son team have granted him a fitting honor: immortal life as the subject of their book, “A Flick of Sunshine.” ...

19th-Century Massachusetts Sailor-Made Doll. 19th-Century Massachusetts Sailor-Made Doll. Share. Appraiser. Margot Rosenberg. Christie's New York, NY, Event. Atlantic City, NJ. Appraiser Speciality.

Scientists have extracted DNA from the skeletal remains of several 19th-century sailors who died during the ill-fated Franklin Expedition, whose goal was to navigate the fabled Northwest Passage.

Cribbage is a centuries-old travel game. In the 19th century, sailors on whaling ships made and used boards like this one to pass the time on long voyages.

Love letters written from a 19th Century sailor to his sweetheart have been given a new lease of life as a song on a country singer's latest release. Folk artist Jacqui McDonald from Kendal, ...

The 222-year-old USS Constitution will go “underway” on Friday, making a cumbersome journey around Boston Harbor as a contingent of newly-trained sailors fires off a 21-gun salute.