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The National Museum of the United States Navy, or U.S. Navy Museum for short is the flagship museum of the United States Navy, located in the former Breech Mechanism Shop of the old Naval Gun Factory on the grounds of the Washington Navy Yard in Washington, D.C., USA. The U.S. more...

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Navy Museum is one of 12 official Navy Museums, and is part of the Naval Historical Center, the official history program of the United States Navy.

The museum has a variety of artifacts on display, ranging from ship models, art and uniforms to aircraft, gun batteries and the fighting top of USS Constitution.

The museum is divided according to topic into several sections.

Willard Park

Between the U.S Navy Museum and the destroyer USS Barry is Willard Park, named for Admiral Arthur Willard, Commandant of the Navy Yard from 1927-1930. Alongside the many iron guns on display are a screw from the battleship USS South Dakota, a 6-inch deck gun salvaged from the battleship USS Maine, a bathysphere from the Alvin undersea exploration vehicle, the Swift Boat PCF-1 and a 14-inch naval railway gun from the First World War.

Museum entrance

Reservations are required to visit the museum: 202-433-4882.

Upon entering the museum, visitors can see the fighting top from USS Constitution, as well as a statue of Boatswain's Mate Charles W. Riggin made from melted dimes. The entrance also features a small temporary gallery and a gift shop.

Exhibits

Dive! Dive! U.S. Navy Submarines

This small room is dedicated entirely to the history of American submarines. The room features a pair of working periscopes, targeting computers, battle flags and an educational kiosk.

The American Revolution and the French Alliance

The violent beginning of the U.S. Navy is documented near the entrance of the museum with a video kiosk, weapons and depictions of early American Navy heroes.

The Forgotten Wars of the Nineteenth Century

This exhibit features artifacts from the Quasi-War with France, the Barbary Wars, the War of 1812, and the Mexican-American War. The centerpiece of this exhibit is a replica of USS Constitution’s gun deck.

Commodore Perry and the Opening of Japan

A small exhibit is dedicated to the journey of Commodore Matthew Perry to Japan and early contact between the two nations. Various gifts and pieces of Japanese artwork are on display along with a model of Perry’s flagship, USS Powhatan.

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