Museums Listed Alphabetically

This is an alphabetical listing of maritime museums and museum ships located around the world. Libraries with significant maritime holdings are also included. You can use the these fields to filter by type and country, or use the geoloacted list or map. Please contact us if you would like a museum to be added to this list.

244 museums found

Vikingeskibs Museet

The main focus of the museum is a permanent exhibition of five original Viking ships excavated nearby in 1962. There is also a collection of more than 50 traditional Nordic boats from Norway, the Faroe Islands, Sweden, Finland, and Denmark.

Vikingskipshuset

See the world’s best preserved viking ships up close

Virginia

The schooner Virginia is a 2005 recreation of its namesake, the last pure sailing vessel used by the Virginia Pilot Association. The original Virginia served from 1917 to 1926 in the Chesapeake Bay. As she participates in various events, contact Nauticus regarding opportunities to visit onboard.

Virginia Beach Surf & Rescue Museum

The Virginia Beach Surf & Rescue Museum honors and preserves the history of Virginia’s coastal communities and maritime heritage. The scope of the Museum’s exhibits begins with the Virginia Beach Community and extends to subjects related to Virginia’s oceanfront, coastal and water-related heritage.

W.O. Decker

1930 wooden tugboat. Part of South Street Seaport Museum.

Watermen’s Museum

Preserving the heritage of the watermen of the Chesapeake Bay

Wavertree

Full-rigged ship. Part of South Street Seaport Museum.

Whaling Museum and Education Center

Whaling museum with a whaleboat and its original gear.

Wilhelm Brauer

William A. Irvin, SS

William G. Mather

Winnie Estelle

1920 Chesapeake Bay buyboat. Part of the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum.

Wisconsin Marine Historical Society

Not a library in itself, but affiliated with the Milwaukee Public Library’s Great Lakes Marine Collection. Listed separately in recognition and to lead the viewer to their extensive collection of online journals.

Wisconsin Maritime Museum

The Wisconsin Maritime Museum connects all people with Wisconsin’s waterways, by engaging and educating the public about the Great Lakes, Wisconsin’s maritime history, Wisconsin’s World War II submarines and USS Cobia.

Wisconsin, USS BB-64

USS Wisconsin is an Iowa-class battleship and now a museum ship that is part of Nauticus (separate entry).

Wm. B. Tennison

Bugeye, converted to power c. 1908. Part of the Calvert Marine Museum.

WSS 10

Yokohama Port Museum & Nippon Maru

A museum focused on the port of Yokohama and a former sail training ship.

Yorktown, USS (CV-10)

WWII Essex-class aircraft carrier named in honor of CV-5, sunk in action. Part of Patriots Point.