Discover Ship History with SSHSA – Come Aboard Today!
Our members include maritime collectors and artists, current and former ship crewmembers, historians and students, genealogists, scuba divers, cruise travelers, ship engineers and architects, and maritime history enthusiasts. If you fit into one of these categories, SSHSA is the place for you!
Click on the membership levels below to learn more about benefits and fill out an online form to join. You can also call us at 401-463-3570 with any questions.
Membership Benefits For All
- PowerShips Magazine – Get this prestigious, quarterly, full-color magazine filled with history – from the mechanical and industrial history of powered ships to the culture of fine ocean liners, maritime news, book reviews, museum features, and more!
- Digital options for publications and events for members looking to go green.
- Discounts on archival research requests and photos.
- E-Newsletters The Telegraph and Ahoy! sent out quarterly and with a focus on SSHSA news and maritime events.
- Local chapters to meet fellow SSHSA members.
Looking for more? See our Captains’ Circle levels for perks such as…
- Free admission to over 100 Council of American Maritime Museums.
- Maritime prints from our archives.
- Discounts on Ship Store purchases.
- Classic issues of PowerShips and Steamboat Bill.