| United States. Life-Saving Service | 9 |
| Lifesaving--United States | 3 |
| Boats and boating--North Carolina--Greenville | 2 |
| Floods--North Carolina--Greenville | 2 |
| Lifesaving--Rhode Island--Newport | 2 |
| New York (N.Y.)--Newspapers | 2 |
| Shipwrecks--New York (State) | 2 |
| Shipwrecks--North Carolina--Hatteras | 2 |
| African Americans--North Carolina--Kinston | 1 |
| Aircraft carriers--United States | 1 |
| Augusta (Ga.)--Newspapers | 1 |
| Blockade | 1 |
| Boats and boating--North Carolina--Lookout, Cape | 1 |
| Boats and boating--North Carolina--New Bern | 1 |
| Boston (Mass.)--Newspapers | 1 |
| Buccaneers | 1 |
| Bucton Castle (Sailing ship) | 1 |
| Canoes and canoeing--North Carolina--Greenville | 1 |
| Canoes and canoeing--North Carolina--Lumberton | 1 |
| Cape Lookout Yacht Club | 1 |
| Carriers--United States | 1 |
| Christmas--North Carolina--Greenville | 1 |
| College buildings--North Carolina--Kinston | 1 |
| Commercial law--United States | 1 |
| Derelicts | 1 |
| Dredges--United States | 1 |
| Dresbach family | 1 |
| Dresbach, Jacob--Correspondence | 1 |
| Floods--North Carolina--Kinston | 1 |
| Freight and freightage--United States | 1 |
| Hazardous occupations--United States | 1 |
| Inland water transportation--Ohio--Cincinnati | 1 |
| Kimball, Sumner I. (Sumner Increase), 1834-1923 | 1 |
| Liability insurance--United States | 1 |
| Lifeboat crew members--Rhode Island--Newport | 1 |
| Lifeboats--Rhode Island--Newport | 1 |
| Lifesaving | 1 |
| Lifesaving--Maine | 1 |
| Lifesaving--Massachusetts--Nantasket Beach | 1 |
| Lifesaving--New Jersey--Atlantic City | 1 |
| Lifesaving--New York (State) | 1 |
| Lifesaving--New York (State)--Bellport | 1 |
| Lifesaving--North Carolina--Hatteras | 1 |
| Lumber River (N.C. and S.C.) | 1 |
| Maritime law--United States | 1 |
| Marshalltown (Iowa)--Newspapers | 1 |
| Masts and rigging | 1 |
| Naval history, Modern--20th century | 1 |
| North Carolina--History--Civil War, 1861-1865 | 1 |
| Nuclear ships | 1 |
| Nuclear submarines | 1 |
| Parades--North Carolina--Greenville | 1 |
| Philadelphia (Pa.)--Newspapers | 1 |
| Pirates | 1 |
| Portland (Me.)--Newspapers | 1 |
| Portland (Or.)--Newspapers | 1 |
| Rickover, Hyman George | 1 |
| Rivers--North Carolina--Lumberton | 1 |
| Ruth, Babe, 1895-1948 | 1 |
| Sailing ships--England | 1 |
| Sailors--United States | 1 |
| Schooners | 1 |
| Schooners--United States | 1 |
| Ships--New Jersey--Atlantic City | 1 |
| Ships--United States | 1 |
| Shipwrecks | 1 |
| Shipwrecks--Maine | 1 |
| Shipwrecks--Massachusetts--Nantasket Beach | 1 |
| Shipwrecks--New Jersey--Atlantic City | 1 |
| Shipwrecks--New York (State)--Bellport | 1 |
| Shipwrecks--Rhode Island--Newport | 1 |
| Shipwrecks--United States | 1 |
| Spanish Main | 1 |
| Sutton, Fred I., 1916-1995 | 1 |
| United States. Navy--Officers | 1 |
| West Indies--History | 1 |
| Women pirates | 1 |
| Wooden boats--North Carolina--Greenville | 1 |
| Wooden boats--North Carolina--Kinston | 1 |
| World War, 1939-1945--Naval operations, American | 1 |
| World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, American | 1 |
| Yacht clubs--North Carolina--Lookout, Cape | 1 |
