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
Elva C
A buy boat built in 1922 by Gilbert S. White in Westland, VA. She was built for Capt. Lee Abbot of Foxwells, who named her after his daughter and used her for pound net fishing and freight until 1955. She had two more owners before being donated to the Reedville Fishermen’s Museum.
Erie Canal Museum
Models, displays, and artifacts explaining the origin, construction, and use of the Erie Canal.
Erie Maritime Museum
The museum includes maritime subjects. The highlight of the museum is the restored/re-constructed 1813 brig Niagra.
Evelyn S.
Evelyn S. was built in 1939 by Sturgeon Bay Boat Works William Sellman Fisheries of Manistique, MI. She fits the typical wooden gill net fish tug design so prevalent on the waters during this period.
Finger Lakes Boating Museum
Includes a collection of about 200 boats, the majority of which were built in the Finger Lakes region.
Frammuseet
The museum includes the ships Fram and Gjøa. The museum itself tells the story of Norwegian polar exploration.
Friends Good Will
Friends Good Will is a replica of a top sail merchant sloop. She was captured by the Britishin the War of 1812 and later recaptured Commodore Oliver Perry at the Battle of Lake Erie.