CURRENT EXHIBITS
CONVOY!
The U.S. MERCHANT MARINE in the BATTLE OF THE ATLANTIC 1941-1945
Site of the CONVOY! Exhibit
MUSEUM OF THE U.S. MERCHANT MARINE ACADEMY
KINGS POINT, LONG ISLAND, NY
in cooperation with the Society of Miniature Ship Collectors
EXTENDED UNTIL 2015!
The CONVOY! exhibit was successfully launched with an opening reception on January 12, 2012. The exhibit will run for approximately three years and, besides items from the Museum's own impressive holdings of models, art, posters and other artifacts, features several displays of 1/1250 scale ships loaned or donated by SMSC members Ulrich Rudofsky, Mark Geraghty, Jan Muntz, John Olsen, Mike Meyer, Harald Scheel, Tim Hudson, Peter Wiedling, Carlo Marquardt and Bill Werner (Morning Sunshine Models).
Link to Convoy Brochure
Organizational Meeting and models from Mike Meyer Collection: [ Link ]
Designing and building the exhibit: [ Link ]
Completing the exhibit: [ Link ]
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KINGS POINT, LONG ISLAND, NY
in cooperation with the Society of Miniature Ship Collectors
EXTENDED UNTIL 2015!
The CONVOY! exhibit was successfully launched with an opening reception on January 12, 2012. The exhibit will run for approximately three years and, besides items from the Museum's own impressive holdings of models, art, posters and other artifacts, features several displays of 1/1250 scale ships loaned or donated by SMSC members Ulrich Rudofsky, Mark Geraghty, Jan Muntz, John Olsen, Mike Meyer, Harald Scheel, Tim Hudson, Peter Wiedling, Carlo Marquardt and Bill Werner (Morning Sunshine Models).
Link to Convoy Brochure
Organizational Meeting and models from Mike Meyer Collection: [ Link ]
Designing and building the exhibit: [ Link ]
Completing the exhibit: [ Link ]
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LINKS TO 1/1250 SCALE MODEL COLLECTIONS
Thom Brennan (http://www.flickr.com/photos/b eardecals)U.S Coast Guard ships, planes and copters, along with Thom's specially produced USCG decal sheets
G.Erewhon (http://www.flickr.com/photos/4 2270887@N03/)
An extensive harbor diorama just full of ships, docks, piers, cranes and everything else.
Ingo Hohm (shipcollector)The late Ingo Hohm's web site has been reconstituted in memory of one of our community's most prolific collectors.
Terry Holtham (http://s1288.photobucket.com/user/TYLER12501/slideshow/)Terry has given a new lease of life to some of the beloved older models from HM, Hansa and Trident in this slideshow, which also features a couple of neat oil drilling platforms.
Fritz Kermauner (members.chello.at/friedrich.kermauner)A useful reference for models of the Austro-Hungarian Navy.
Ian McGeachy (www.shipmodels.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk)Ian's collection features models mainly from British producers over the years. Notes and historical commentary are a valuable resource.
Peter Ohm (https://plus.google.com/u/0/photos/108684777395222670675/albums) Peter is simply one of the best ship model artisans alive today. His collection and remarkable model conversions can be viewed in his on-line album.
Vincent T. Price (www.picasaweb.google.com/vincenttprice)UK collector Vincent T. Price upgrades and repaints many older models, giving them a fresher, more accurate appearance.
Thomas Schroeder (www.schroeder1250.de)It's hard to tell what is more amazing- Thomas' wonderfully enhanced models or his photography. His site is in German and English with helpful captions in both languages.
Tom Stockton (www.tomstockton.us/ships.htm)Tom's web site is a treasure chest of information and data combined with model photos derived from a number of sources.
Fritz Wagner (www.fritzwagner.com/shipmodels/)Marine artist Fritz Wagner displays his models in realistic diorama settings.
Bob Wiringa (bob.plord.net)Bob has one of the best photographed and documented collections around.
John Youngerman (www.miniaturemodeling.com) John offers an impressive collection of his own scratchbuilt models for sale on his web site.
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G.Erewhon (http://www.flickr.com/photos/4 2270887@N03/)
An extensive harbor diorama just full of ships, docks, piers, cranes and everything else.
Ingo Hohm (shipcollector)The late Ingo Hohm's web site has been reconstituted in memory of one of our community's most prolific collectors.
Terry Holtham (http://s1288.photobucket.com/user/TYLER12501/slideshow/)Terry has given a new lease of life to some of the beloved older models from HM, Hansa and Trident in this slideshow, which also features a couple of neat oil drilling platforms.
Fritz Kermauner (members.chello.at/friedrich.kermauner)A useful reference for models of the Austro-Hungarian Navy.
Ian McGeachy (www.shipmodels.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk)Ian's collection features models mainly from British producers over the years. Notes and historical commentary are a valuable resource.
Peter Ohm (https://plus.google.com/u/0/photos/108684777395222670675/albums) Peter is simply one of the best ship model artisans alive today. His collection and remarkable model conversions can be viewed in his on-line album.
Vincent T. Price (www.picasaweb.google.com/vincenttprice)UK collector Vincent T. Price upgrades and repaints many older models, giving them a fresher, more accurate appearance.
Thomas Schroeder (www.schroeder1250.de)It's hard to tell what is more amazing- Thomas' wonderfully enhanced models or his photography. His site is in German and English with helpful captions in both languages.
Tom Stockton (www.tomstockton.us/ships.htm)Tom's web site is a treasure chest of information and data combined with model photos derived from a number of sources.
Fritz Wagner (www.fritzwagner.com/shipmodels/)Marine artist Fritz Wagner displays his models in realistic diorama settings.
Bob Wiringa (bob.plord.net)Bob has one of the best photographed and documented collections around.
John Youngerman (www.miniaturemodeling.com) John offers an impressive collection of his own scratchbuilt models for sale on his web site.
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SELECTED U.S. MARITIME MUSEUMS
GENERAL REFERENCE:
The Fyddeye Guide to America's Maritime History :
2,000+ tall ships, lighthouses, historic ships, maritime museums, & more
by Joe Follansbee
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ALABAMA
MOBILE:
Battleship Memorial Park (www.ussalabama.com/)
Battleship USS Alabama, Submarine USS Drum, vintage aircraft, tanks & vehicles
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CALIFORNIA
ALAMEDA:
USS Hornet (www.uss-hornet.org)
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LONG BEACH:
RMS Queen Mary (www.queenmary.com)
Russian Submarine Scorpion (www.russiansublongbeach.com)
Side-by-side, the Scorpion submarine and the Queen Mary offer a self-guided tours through history.Read more http://www.everythinglongbeach.com/queen-mary-and-soviet-scorpion-sub-join-forces/
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LOS ANGELES:
USS Iowa (www.pacificbattleship.com)
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RICHMOND:
SS Red Oak Victory (http://richmondmuseum.org)
Centerpiece of a museum dedicated to Rosie the Riveter
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SAN DIEGO:
Maritime Museum (www.sdmaritime.org)
Submarines USS Dolphin & Soviet Foxtrott B-39, Windjammer Star of India, schooner Californian, replica ships HMS Surprise, Lynx, America, others.
USS Midway Museum (www.midway.org)
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SAN FRANCISCO:
SS Jeremiah O'Brien (www.ssjeremiahobrien.org/)
USS Pampanito (www.maritime.orgs/pamphome.htm)
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CONNECTICUT
GROTON:
U.S. Submarine Force Museum (www.ussnautilus.org)
Nuclear Submarine USS Nautilus, others
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MYSTIC:
Mystic Seaport (www.mysticseaport.org/)
Whaler Charles W. Morgan, sail training ship Joseph Conrad, schooner L.A. Dunton, steamer Sabino, others
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HAWAII
PEARL HARBOR:
Pearl Harbor National Historic Park (www.pacifichistoricparks.org/phh.php)
USS Arizona, USS Utah, Ford Island Memorials Pearl Harbor Tours (www.pearlharboroahu.com)
USS Missouri Memorial (www.ussmissouri.com)
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ILLINOIS
CHICAGO:
Museum of Science and Industry (www.msichicago.org/)
Submarine U-505
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LOUISIANA
NEW ORLEANS:
The National WWII Museum (www.nationalww2museum.org)
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MAINE
BATH:
Maine Maritime Museum (www.mainemaritimemuseum.org)
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MARYLAND
ANNAPOLIS:
U.S. Naval Academy Museum (www.usna.edu/Museum/)
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BALTIMORE:
Historic Ships in Baltimore (www.historicships.org)
Sloop of War Constellation, Submarine Torsk, Coast Guard Cutter Taney, Lightship Chesapeake
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MASSACHUSETTS
BOSTON/CHARLESTOWN:
USS Cassin Young (www.nps.gov/bost/historyculture/usscassinyoung.htm)
USS Constitution (www.history.navy.mil/ussconstitution/)
USS Constitution Museum (www.ussconstitutionmuseum.org)
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FALL RIVER:
Battleship Cove (www.battleshipcove.com)
Battleship USS Massachusetts, Destroyer USS Joseph P. Kennedy Jr., Submarine USS Lionfish, DDR Missile Corvette Hiddensee, PT boats and aircraft
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PLYMOUTH:
Mayflower II at Plimoth Plantation (www.plimoth.org/features/mayflower-2)
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QUINCY:
USS Salem/U.S. Naval Shipbuilding Museum (www.uss-salem.org/)
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NEW JERSEY
CAMDEN:
USS New Jersey (www.battleshipnewjersey.org/)
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NEW YORK
ALBANY:
USS Slater (www.ussslater.org/)
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KING'S POINT:
U.S. Merchant Marine Academy Museum (www.usmma.edu/about/Museum/)
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NEW YORK CITY/Bronx:
Maritime Industry Museum at Fort Schuyler (www.sunymaritime.edu/Maritime)
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NEW YORK CITY/Manhattan:
Intrepid Sea, Air and Space Museum (www.intrepidmuseum.org)
Carrier USS Intrepid, submarine USS Growler, various aircraft
South Street Seaport Museum (www.seany.org)
Windjammers Peking and Wavertree, schooners Lettie G. Howard and Pioneer, lightship Ambrose, others
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NORTH CAROLINA
WILMINGTON:
USS North Carolina (www.battleshipnc.com)
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PENNSYLVANIA
PHILADELPHIA:
Independence Seaport Museum (www.phillyseaport.org)
Cruiser USS Olympia, submarine USS Becuna (status of ships pending)
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PITTSBURGH:
Carnegie Science Center (www.carnegiesciencecenter.org)
Submarine USS Requin
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TEXAS
LA PORTE (San Jacinto Battleground):
USS Texas (www.tpwd.state.tx.us/)
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VIRGINIA
NEWPORT NEWS:
Mariners' Museum (www.marinersmuseum.org)
USS Monitor artifacts
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NORFOLK:
Nauticus National Maritime Center (www.nauticus.org)
Battleship USS Wisconsin, schooner Virginia, various maritime exhibits
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The Fyddeye Guide to America's Maritime History :
2,000+ tall ships, lighthouses, historic ships, maritime museums, & more
by Joe Follansbee
___________________________________________________________________________________________________
ALABAMA
MOBILE:
Battleship Memorial Park (www.ussalabama.com/)
Battleship USS Alabama, Submarine USS Drum, vintage aircraft, tanks & vehicles
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CALIFORNIA
ALAMEDA:
USS Hornet (www.uss-hornet.org)
....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
LONG BEACH:
RMS Queen Mary (www.queenmary.com)
Russian Submarine Scorpion (www.russiansublongbeach.com)
Side-by-side, the Scorpion submarine and the Queen Mary offer a self-guided tours through history.Read more http://www.everythinglongbeach.com/queen-mary-and-soviet-scorpion-sub-join-forces/
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LOS ANGELES:
USS Iowa (www.pacificbattleship.com)
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RICHMOND:
SS Red Oak Victory (http://richmondmuseum.org)
Centerpiece of a museum dedicated to Rosie the Riveter
.........................................................................................................................................................................................
SAN DIEGO:
Maritime Museum (www.sdmaritime.org)
Submarines USS Dolphin & Soviet Foxtrott B-39, Windjammer Star of India, schooner Californian, replica ships HMS Surprise, Lynx, America, others.
USS Midway Museum (www.midway.org)
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SAN FRANCISCO:
SS Jeremiah O'Brien (www.ssjeremiahobrien.org/)
USS Pampanito (www.maritime.orgs/pamphome.htm)
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CONNECTICUT
GROTON:
U.S. Submarine Force Museum (www.ussnautilus.org)
Nuclear Submarine USS Nautilus, others
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MYSTIC:
Mystic Seaport (www.mysticseaport.org/)
Whaler Charles W. Morgan, sail training ship Joseph Conrad, schooner L.A. Dunton, steamer Sabino, others
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HAWAII
PEARL HARBOR:
Pearl Harbor National Historic Park (www.pacifichistoricparks.org/phh.php)
USS Arizona, USS Utah, Ford Island Memorials Pearl Harbor Tours (www.pearlharboroahu.com)
USS Missouri Memorial (www.ussmissouri.com)
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ILLINOIS
CHICAGO:
Museum of Science and Industry (www.msichicago.org/)
Submarine U-505
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LOUISIANA
NEW ORLEANS:
The National WWII Museum (www.nationalww2museum.org)
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MAINE
BATH:
Maine Maritime Museum (www.mainemaritimemuseum.org)
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MARYLAND
ANNAPOLIS:
U.S. Naval Academy Museum (www.usna.edu/Museum/)
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BALTIMORE:
Historic Ships in Baltimore (www.historicships.org)
Sloop of War Constellation, Submarine Torsk, Coast Guard Cutter Taney, Lightship Chesapeake
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MASSACHUSETTS
BOSTON/CHARLESTOWN:
USS Cassin Young (www.nps.gov/bost/historyculture/usscassinyoung.htm)
USS Constitution (www.history.navy.mil/ussconstitution/)
USS Constitution Museum (www.ussconstitutionmuseum.org)
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FALL RIVER:
Battleship Cove (www.battleshipcove.com)
Battleship USS Massachusetts, Destroyer USS Joseph P. Kennedy Jr., Submarine USS Lionfish, DDR Missile Corvette Hiddensee, PT boats and aircraft
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PLYMOUTH:
Mayflower II at Plimoth Plantation (www.plimoth.org/features/mayflower-2)
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QUINCY:
USS Salem/U.S. Naval Shipbuilding Museum (www.uss-salem.org/)
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NEW JERSEY
CAMDEN:
USS New Jersey (www.battleshipnewjersey.org/)
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NEW YORK
ALBANY:
USS Slater (www.ussslater.org/)
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KING'S POINT:
U.S. Merchant Marine Academy Museum (www.usmma.edu/about/Museum/)
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NEW YORK CITY/Bronx:
Maritime Industry Museum at Fort Schuyler (www.sunymaritime.edu/Maritime)
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NEW YORK CITY/Manhattan:
Intrepid Sea, Air and Space Museum (www.intrepidmuseum.org)
Carrier USS Intrepid, submarine USS Growler, various aircraft
South Street Seaport Museum (www.seany.org)
Windjammers Peking and Wavertree, schooners Lettie G. Howard and Pioneer, lightship Ambrose, others
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NORTH CAROLINA
WILMINGTON:
USS North Carolina (www.battleshipnc.com)
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PENNSYLVANIA
PHILADELPHIA:
Independence Seaport Museum (www.phillyseaport.org)
Cruiser USS Olympia, submarine USS Becuna (status of ships pending)
..................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
PITTSBURGH:
Carnegie Science Center (www.carnegiesciencecenter.org)
Submarine USS Requin
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TEXAS
LA PORTE (San Jacinto Battleground):
USS Texas (www.tpwd.state.tx.us/)
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VIRGINIA
NEWPORT NEWS:
Mariners' Museum (www.marinersmuseum.org)
USS Monitor artifacts
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NORFOLK:
Nauticus National Maritime Center (www.nauticus.org)
Battleship USS Wisconsin, schooner Virginia, various maritime exhibits
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SELECTED OVERSEAS MARITIME MUSEUMS
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AUSTRIA
VIENNA:
Heeresgeschichtliches Museum (www.hgm.or.at)
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DENMARK
EBELTOFT:
Frigate Jylland (www.globalmariner.com)
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HELSINGOR:
Danish Maritime Museum (www.maritime-museum.dk )
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FRANCE
PARIS, BREST, LORIENT-Port-Louis, ROCHEFORT, TOULON:
Musee de la Marine (www.musee-marine.fr)
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GERMANY
BREMERHAVEN:
Deutsches Schiffahrtsmuseum (www.dsm.museum.de)
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HAMBURG:
Internationales Maritimes Museum /Peter Tamm Museum (www.internationales-maritimes-museum.de)
Miniatur Wunderland (www.miniatur-wunderland.com)
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MUNICH:
Deutsches Museum (www.deutsches-museum.de/)
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WILHELMSHAVEN:
Deutsches Marinemuseum (www.marinemuseum.de)
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ITALY
GENOA:
Galata Museo del Mare (www.galatamuseodelmare.it)
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LA SPEZIA:
Museo Tecnico Navale (www.marina.difesa.it)
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VENICE:
Museo Storico Navale (www.marina difesa.it)
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NETHERLANDS
AMSTERDAM:
Het Scheepvaartmuseum / National Maritime Museum (www.hetscheepvaartmuseum.nl)
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DEN HELDER:
Navy Museum (www.defensie.nl)
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LELYSTAD:
Bataviawerf (www.bataviawerf.nl)
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ROTTERDAM:
Maritiem Museum (www.maritiemmuseum.nl)
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PORTUGAL
LISBON:
National Maritime Museum (www.golisbon.com)
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RUSSIA
ST. PETERSBURG:
Central Naval Museum (www.navalmuseum.ru)
Cruiser Aurora (www.saint-petersburg.com)
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SEVASTOPOL:
Balaclava Secret Submarine Base (www.artificialowl.net)
Museum of the Black Sea Fleet (www.waymarking.com)
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UNITED KINGDOM
CHATHAM:
Chatham Historic Dockyard (www.thedockyard.co.uk)
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GREENWICH:
National Maritime Museum (www.nmm.ac.uk)
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LONDON:
Imperial War Museum (www.iwm.org.uk/)
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PORTSMOUTH:
Royal Naval Museum (www.royalnavalmuseum.org)
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AUSTRIA
VIENNA:
Heeresgeschichtliches Museum (www.hgm.or.at)
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DENMARK
EBELTOFT:
Frigate Jylland (www.globalmariner.com)
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HELSINGOR:
Danish Maritime Museum (www.maritime-museum.dk )
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FRANCE
PARIS, BREST, LORIENT-Port-Louis, ROCHEFORT, TOULON:
Musee de la Marine (www.musee-marine.fr)
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GERMANY
BREMERHAVEN:
Deutsches Schiffahrtsmuseum (www.dsm.museum.de)
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HAMBURG:
Internationales Maritimes Museum /Peter Tamm Museum (www.internationales-maritimes-museum.de)
Miniatur Wunderland (www.miniatur-wunderland.com)
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MUNICH:
Deutsches Museum (www.deutsches-museum.de/)
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WILHELMSHAVEN:
Deutsches Marinemuseum (www.marinemuseum.de)
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ITALY
GENOA:
Galata Museo del Mare (www.galatamuseodelmare.it)
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LA SPEZIA:
Museo Tecnico Navale (www.marina.difesa.it)
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VENICE:
Museo Storico Navale (www.marina difesa.it)
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NETHERLANDS
AMSTERDAM:
Het Scheepvaartmuseum / National Maritime Museum (www.hetscheepvaartmuseum.nl)
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DEN HELDER:
Navy Museum (www.defensie.nl)
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LELYSTAD:
Bataviawerf (www.bataviawerf.nl)
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ROTTERDAM:
Maritiem Museum (www.maritiemmuseum.nl)
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PORTUGAL
LISBON:
National Maritime Museum (www.golisbon.com)
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RUSSIA
ST. PETERSBURG:
Central Naval Museum (www.navalmuseum.ru)
Cruiser Aurora (www.saint-petersburg.com)
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SEVASTOPOL:
Balaclava Secret Submarine Base (www.artificialowl.net)
Museum of the Black Sea Fleet (www.waymarking.com)
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UNITED KINGDOM
CHATHAM:
Chatham Historic Dockyard (www.thedockyard.co.uk)
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GREENWICH:
National Maritime Museum (www.nmm.ac.uk)
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LONDON:
Imperial War Museum (www.iwm.org.uk/)
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PORTSMOUTH:
Royal Naval Museum (www.royalnavalmuseum.org)
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