One of the museum's largest asset are its down-scaled realistic ship models, some of which are result of intense research. The models are presented in the following categories.
戰艦 Historic combat vessels • the
San Philip. Spanish battleship, launched 1693; scrapped 1736. • a typical Spanish
galleon. (European
sailing ship used from the 16th to 18th centuries.) • . Launched 1765; took part in the
Battle of Trafalgar; currently sits in
dry dock in
Portsmouth as a museum ship. • . Launched 1670 and rebuilt 1719; broken up 1813. • . Launched 1637; burnt 1695. Famous for her extravagant decoration and with 102 cannons being the most powerfully armed ship in the world at her time. • HMS
Unicorn, 18th century "destroyer" designed by
F.H. Chapman. Most probably (launched 1748 and broken up 1771), which was a model for the ship type
frigate. • the
Great Harry. Launched 1514; destroyed probably 1553. She was the first English
two-decker and the largest and most powerful warship in Europe at the time of her launching. • the , an . Launched 1944; currently serving as a museum ship at
Pearl Harbor,
Hawaii. The USS
Missouri was the site of the official Japanese surrender in World War II. • a . First ship launched 1975; all vessels still active. Largest warship in the world today. • the Italian
school ship . Launched 1931 and still in service. • the
Caesar Bireme, a
Roman galley from around 30 BC. • the French
Toulonnaise. Launched 1823 in
Toulon;
decommissioned 1843. • the
Swedish Vasa. Launched 1628 in
Stockholm; sunk after sailing less than a mile; salvaged 1961 and today exhibited in
Vasa Museum in Stockholm. • the . Launched 1940; sunk 1941. • a
German submarine from World War II. • the . Launched 1940; sunk 1945.
Yamato and her sister ship were the largest, heaviest, and most powerful battleships ever constructed.
帆船 Historic sailing vessels • a
Zheng He treasure ship. Early 15th century, China. • a
Qing dynasty Battleship. This model has been constructed one Mr. Pauwels of Belgium after years of research on Chinese sailing traditions. The hull is carved from a single piece of wood, and is fully rigged, including wooden figures representing Chinese sailors on deck. • a
Zheng Chenggong Chung-chun Boat. 17th century, China. • the
King Ho Li •
Christopher Columbus'
Santa María (two models) • another Spanish galleon. • the English
tea clipper Cutty Sark. Launched 1869; used as merchant vessel until 1923; then as stationary training ship until 1954; and as museum ship at
Greenwich, London until today. • the Canadian fishing and racing ship
Bluenose. Launched 1921 to compete in the
Nova Scotian Fishing Schooner Delawana; won that prize several times; sunk 1946 off Haiti. •
James Cook's famous . Launched 1768; sold 1775. • the
Goleta. A commercial ship of the 19th century Mediterranean. • the French . Launched 1811 named
La Coquille; used by
Louis Isidore Duperrey to circumnavigate the world between 1822 and 1825; retired 1851. • the
Danish school ship
Lilladan. Launched 1951. • the
Dutch De Liefde. The vessel became a model for Japan's first Western-style sailing ships after it accidentally landed in Japan in 1600. Aboard was the sailor
William Adams who later became advisor to the Japanese Shogun. • the Japanese school ship
Nippon Maru II. Launched 1984; still in service.
輪船 Modern commercial ships •
Evergreen Marine Corporation's
container ship Ever Trust • Evergreen Marine Corporation's
bulk carrier Ever Glory • another typical container ship • principal depiction of a 100,000 DWMT bulk carrier • the
ocean liner . Launched 1934; retired 1967; now hotel / restaurant / museum in
Long Beach, California. • the ocean liner . Launched 1911; sank 1912. • the ocean liner . Launched 1840; sunk 1880. • a
Liberty ship. A class of cargo ships built in the US between 1941 and 1945 to replace ships lost to U-boats during the war. With 2,751 of those ships produced this is easily the largest number of ships produced to a single design. • the container ship
Venus • the
Panamax container ship "璟龍輪". Launched 1997. • the
cruise ship . Launched 1937; sunk 1943. • the
Yamato-I. Superconducted Electromagnet-propelled Boat. • the cruise ship
Royal Viking Sea. Launched 1973 for
Royal Viking Line. • principal depiction of a 28,000 DWMT bulk carrier.
漁船 Fishing vessels • A Taiwanese
Spearfish Boat. This boat was specifically designed to catch Spearfish (
Marlin), which is quite different from catching other fish. Spearfish are caught using
harpoons or with
nets that have sharp gills. Spearfish are traditionally caught in Eastern Taiwan during the nord-east wind season in October and November. • A
Tamsui sampan boat.
Tamsui River is the only water in Taiwan where these boats were traditionally used for fishing. A long time ago they have also be used to reach northern Taiwan from
Mainland China. Some of these boats are still in use today.
遊艇 Pleasure and racing vessels • , built 1749 in
Bedford for
George II of Great Britain; in service as the king's state yacht and regatta vessel until 1805; dismantled 1820. • , built in 1660 by the
Dutch East India Company; served as first royal yacht in history to king
Charles II of England; wrecked on a reef in 1675. • a typical
Venetian gondola. • Swedish Royal Yacht
Amphion. Built in Stockholm; launched in 1778, served as yacht to
Gustav III of Sweden and also as a warship in battle against Russia. • Principal depiction of a modern 46-foot
sailing yacht.
作業船 Construction and utilitarian vessels • a Multi-purpose Service Boat • a principal depiction of the
oil drilling ship "Western Offshore NO. VIII" (Built in
Keelung from an ex-USA
oil tanker.) • an
Icebreaker.
Taiwanese Aboriginal boats • an
Assembled Boat (拼板船) as traditionally used by the Taiwanese aboriginal
Tao people on
Orchid Island (Lanyu). Their method of boat building from several pieces of wood is unique to the Tao people, which are well known for their Assembled Boats. Although those boats are often referred to as "Orchid Island Canoes" or "Lanyu Canoes," they are actually not canoes, but boats, because they are assembled from several pieces of different woods. To build the boats either 21 (for the small variant) or 27 (for the larger variant) pieces of wood are used, where different kinds of wood are used for different pieces. These boats are only painted using the colors black, white and red. The colors are produced from materials found naturally on the island. This boat is exhibited as original, not a model. • A New Zealand
Māori War Canoe (
Ngatokimatawhaorua). This is the largest canoe in the world. It was built in 1940 using techniques already known before the colonization period. It has a length of 35 m and offers space for 80 persons paddling. It was made from three large trees: one for the main boat, one for the head and the stern and the third one for the paddles. (獨木舟.) ==Transportation==