Puget Sound Navy Museum

Puget Sound Navy Museum
Established	2007
Location	Bremerton, Washington
Type	U.S. Navy
Website	Puget Sound Navy Museum

The Puget Sound Navy Museum is an official naval museum located in Bremerton, Washington, United States. The museum is one of the 12 Navy museums that are operated by the Naval History & Heritage Command. It is located near the Washington State Ferries terminal, the Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, and the Bremerton Annex of Naval Base Kitsap. According to the museum website, its mission is "collecting, preserving, and interpreting the naval heritage of the Pacific Northwest for the benefit of the U.S. Navy and general public."

Collections

Explore the naval history of the region through exhibits^[1] about the Puget Sound Naval Shipyard. There's a section^[2] devoted towards the aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis. Outside the museum, the sail of the Sturgeon class USS Parche (SSN-683) is on display.^[3]^[4] The museum offers a gift shop, research library, and children’s area.

History

The Puget Sound Navy Museum^[5] held a ribbon-cutting ceremony to officially^[6]^[7] open the doors of the museum after being moved to its new location on the Bremerton waterfront^[8] Aug. 24. The 111-year-old, historic Building 50^[9]^[10] from the Puget Sound Naval Shipyard (PSNS) was moved and refurbished to house the museums’ exhibits.^[11] This was the museum's fifth move in 52 years of operation.

Other Navy museums

See: U.S. Navy Museum and U.S. Navy Museum#Other Navy museums

References

External links

[1] ttp://www.northwestnavigator.com/index.php/navigator/news/stennis_leaves_history_at_local_navy_museum/

[2] ttp://www.northwestnavigator.com/index.php/navigator/news/navy_museum_unveils_stennis_exhibit/

[3] ttp://www.kitsapsun.com/news/2007/aug/25/now-it-can-be-confirmed-there-was-a-uss-parche/

[4] ttp://www.northwestnavigator.com/index.php/navigator/news/uss_parche_dedicates_sail_to_naval_museum/

[5] ttp://www.ci.bremerton.wa.us/articles.php?id=390

[6] ttp://www.navy.mil/search/display.asp?story_id=31497

[7] ttp://www.northwestnavigator.com/index.php/navigator/news/navy_museum_opened_on_bremerton_waterfront/

[8] ttp://www.kitsapsun.com/photos/galleries/2009/nov/30/uss-stennis-exhibit/6809/

[9] ttp://www.northwestnavigator.com/index.php/navigator/news/navy_museum_offers_exciting_exhibits/

[10] ttp://blog.seattlepi.com/kitsapandbeyond/archives/120786.asp

[11] ttp://pugetsoundblogs.com/waterways/2008/10/31/maybe-its-time-to-visit-navy-museum-in-bremerton/

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v t e Museums in the Puget Sound region
Art	911 Media Arts Center Bellevue Arts Museum Cascadia Art Museum Frye Art Museum Henry Art Gallery Monarch Contemporary Art Center and Sculpture Park Museum of Glass Museum of Northwest Art Olympic Sculpture Park Seattle Art Museum Seattle Asian Art Museum Tacoma Art Museum Whatcom Museum of History and Art
Aviation	Flying Heritage & Combat Armor Museum Future of Flight Aviation Center & Boeing Tour Heritage Flight Museum McChord Air Museum Museum of Flight Olympic Flight Museum Port Townsend Aero Museum
Children's	Children's Museum of Tacoma Hands On Children's Museum Imagine Children's Museum KidsQuest Children's Museum Seattle Children's Museum
Culture	Museum of Pop Culture Nordic Museum Northwest African American Museum Suquamish Museum Quinault Museum Wing Luke Museum
History	DuPont Museum Eastside Heritage Center Edmonds Historical Museum Harbor History Museum History House of Greater Seattle Issaquah Historical Museums Karshner Museum Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park Mukilteo Light Museum of History and Industry Renton History Museum Seattle Metropolitan Police Museum Seattle Underground Washington State History Museum
Maritime	Browns Point Light Center for Wooden Boats Coast Guard Museum Northwest Mukilteo Light Northwest Seaport Snagboat Heritage Center Working Waterfront Maritime Museum
Military	Coast Guard Museum Northwest Lewis Army Museum McChord Air Museum Naval Undersea Museum Puget Sound Coast Artillery Museum Puget Sound Navy Museum Washington National Guard Museum
Natural sciences	Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture Museum and Arts Center, Sequim, Washington
Science and technology	America's Car Museum Bellingham Railway Museum Connections Museum Georgetown Steam Plant Living Computers: Museum + Labs Pacific Science Center SPARK Museum of Electrical Invention Vintage Motorcycle Museum
See also: List of museums in Washington (state) and Museums and galleries of Seattle