On display were side-oared Ottoman galleys that once dominated the Mediterranean, small merchant boats common to local waters, and the passenger ferries that became icons of 20th-century Istanbul.

As Peter Rea holds a battered wooden ship model in his hands, he marvels at the secrets it holds. The model was used to build a 60-foot-long ship, called Mystery, in Erina Creek on the New South Wales ...

“It was unforgettable,” describes Queenthunk Amalanathan F (Amal). He is talking about the miniature model of INS Vikramaditya, the flagship of the Indian Navy, which he built from scratch for the ...

Paul Reck has been surrounded by boats for as long as he can remember. Growing up in the coastal town of Fairfield, Connecticut, he starting sailing as a child and was just 12 years old when he built ...

Left alone for years at the beginning of the 19th Century, French soldiers taken captive during the Napoleonic Wars found an unusually hobby — fashioning ornate replicas of British ships, out of beef ...

For Michael Stoddart, building a ship in a bottle all comes down to finding the right vessel. "My experience is that you need to have a bottle that inspires you," he said. "A nice, clean bottle which ...

ALDI has launched a new range of wooden toys which includes a pirate ship, kitchen and even a supermarket checkout. Kids can create their own shop at home with wooden ...