records show that as far back as 412 B.C., "arsenic and sulfur mixed with oil was used on wooden structures to prevent shipworm invasion." "During Columbus' time, bottoms of ships were covered ...

The USS Nantucket was one of the last littoral combat ships left to enter service. The Navy welcomed it, even as it tries to ...

A traditional wooden sailing ship is being built using old photographs of a 19th Century vessel. The 68ft (21m) pilot cutter is being created by a team of shipwrights in Truro, Cornwall ...