“Small but Mighty” is an armada of toys and models representing 400 years of maritime history. Peter Siebert, president and CEO of Independence Seaport Museum, stands among the model ships on display ...

The US Navy maintains an indoor ocean capable of simulating some of the world’s worst weather conditions, even with waves only four feet tall. These tests rely on scale models, which highlight design ...

Inside the Navy’s test basins, ship models are dragged, flooded with waves, and even self-propelled to reveal how their full-sized counterparts will behave at sea. Freshwater is used to avoid ...