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

Jylland

A screw-propelled steam frigate of the [glossary_exclude]Royal[/glossary_exclude] Danish Navy, it saw action at the Battle of Heligoland (1864).

Katherine V.

Katherin V. is a restored Great Lakes fishing tug that is the centerpiece of the Besser Museum‘s Great Lakes Fisheries Heritage exhibit.

Kon-Tiki Museum

Houses vessels and maps from the Kon-Tiki expedition

Krigsmuseet

The museum contains a large selection of items from the former ‘Orlogsmuseet’ (Naval Museum). The history of the Danish Navy from the start of the 16th century to the present day is told through ship models and other miniatures, as well as large tableaus of iconic naval battles from Denmark’s history.

Kure Maritime Museum

The main attraction is a 1:10 scale model of the battleship Yamato, measuring 26.3m (86’3″) in impressive detail.

Kursura, INS (S20)

INS Kursura (S20) was a Kalvari-class diesel-electric submarine of the Indian Navy.

Laffey, USS (DD-724)

Sumner-class destroyer. Part of Patriots Point.

Lake Champlain Maritime Museum

Lake Champlain Maritime Museum is building a healthy future for Lake Champlain. We connect people to our region’s history, ecology, and archaeology and create opportunities for hands-on learning that will last a lifetime. Through our work in water, on water, and underwater we inspire a new generation of leaders to shape the future for themselves and their communities.

The museum has a replica 1862 sailing canal boat Lois McClure and a replica of the Revolutionary War Gunboat Philadelphia II.