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
Lightship 101 (LV-101/WAL-524)
Lightship 101 was built in 1915 and served for 48 years off the coasts of Virginia, Delaware and Massachusetts. Although she was never stationed there, she has taken on the city’s name after being donated to the city of Portsmouth, Virginia in 1964.
Little Rock, USS (CL-92)
Cleveland-class light cruiser. Part of Buffalo & Erie County Naval & Military Park.
Lois McClure
The schooner Lois McClure is the Lake Champlain Maritime Museum’s full-scale replica of an 1862-class sailing canal boat, based closely on two shipwrecks located in Burlington Harbor. Each season, the Lois tours regional waterways, welcoming the public aboard to experience local history in a modern context.
Long Island Maritime Museum
Lighthouses and life-saving, boat shop, small craft collection, 1888 oyster sloop Priscilla.
Major Elisha K. Henson (LT-5)
US Army tug. One of the last functional U.S. Army vessels that participated in the Normandy landings. Part of the H. Lee White Maritime Museum.
Mariners’ Museum
Remains of the ironclad USS Monitor anchor this extensive museum exploring global maritime history.
Maritime Museum of British Columbia
A rich collection of some 35,000 artifacts, including 800 models of ships and items related to the maritime heritage of BC.