U.S. Navy Museum
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 Location within Washington, D.C.
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| Established | 1961 |
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| Location | Washington, D.C., United States |
| Coordinates | 38°52′24″N 76°59′43″W / 38.8733°N 76.9953°WCoordinates: 38°52′24″N 76°59′43″W / 38.8733°N 76.9953°W |
| Type |  U. S. Navy |
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 Navy Yard – Ballpark
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| Website | U.S. Navy Museum |
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 fifteen official Navy museums, and is part of the Naval History & Heritage Command, the official history program of the United States Navy.
The U.S. Navy Museum collects, preserves, displays, and interprets historic naval artifacts and artwork to inform, educate, and inspire naval personnel and the general public.
The U.S. Navy Museum was established in 1961 and opened to the public in 1963. As one of 15 Navy museums throughout the country, it is the only one that presents an overview of U. S. naval history. Permanent and temporary exhibitions commemorate the Navy's wartime heroes and battles as well as its peacetime contributions in exploration, diplomacy, space flight, navigation and humanitarian service.
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