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National Museum of the United States Navy

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Washington, District of Columbia
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About National Museum of the United States Navy

The National Museum of the United States Navy, or U.S. Navy Museum for short, is the flagship museum of the United States Navy and is located in the former Breech Mechanism Shop of the old Naval Gun Factory on the grounds of the Washington Navy Yard in Washington, D.C., United States.

The U.S. Navy Museum is one of ten official Navy museums, and is part of the Naval History and Heritage Command, the official history program of the United States Navy.

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Military museum
Founded
1961
Opened
1963
Annual visitors
90K
90,000

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  1. National Museum of the United States Navy, Washington, D.C.01Washington, D.C.National Museum of the U.S. Navy · Public domain
  2. Inside National Museum of the United States Navy02Inside National Museum of the United States NavyU.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Kenneth G. Takada · Public domain
  3. Trieste Display03Trieste DisplayMace4301 · CC BY-SA 4.0
  4. US Navy 030421-N-0000X-001 The Navy Museum is celebrating its 40th anniversary and the legacy of past naval museums with a new exhibit04US Navy -N-0000X- The Navy Museum is celebrating its 40th anniversary and the legacy of past naval museums with a new exhibitU.S. Navy photo · Public domain
  5. Motor Torpedo Boat Squadron insignia plaques from boat squadrons during World War II (WWII) on display at the National Museum of the U.S. Navy - NMUSN05Motor Torpedo Boat Squadron insignia plaques from boat squadrons during World War II (WWII) on display at the National Museum of the U.S. Navy - NMUSNNational Museum of the U.S. Navy · Public domain
  6. Ruurt Klaver06Ruurt KlaverU.S. Navy photo by Chief Photographer's Mate Johnny Bivera. · Public domain

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