Mersin Naval Museum

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Mersin Naval Museum
Mersin Deniz Müzesi
Mersin Naval Museum is located in Turkey
Mersin Naval Museum
Location of Naval Museum in Turkey
Established2011
LocationAdnan Menderes Bulvarı Yenişehir Mersin
Coordinates36°48′23″N 34°37′12″E / 36.8063°N 34.6201°E / 36.8063; 34.6201
TypeNaval articles
OwnerTurkish Naval Forces
Websitemersindenizmuzesi.dzkk.tsk.tr/tr

Mersin Naval Museum (Turkish: Mersin Deniz Müzesi) is a naval museum in Mersin, Turkey.

Geography

The museum is located in the Yenişehir municipality of Mersin. It is on Adnan Menderes Boulevard and about 100 metres (330 ft) to the Mediterranean Sea side. It is next to the Mersin Archaeological Museum. The Muğdat Mosque is to the northeast of the museum. Its total area (including the yard) is 8,044 square metres (86,580 sq ft). The ground area of the building is 1,850 square metres (19,900 sq ft)

History

Mersin is one of the important ports of Turkey. The Turkish Navy decided to establish a naval museum there and construction began on 16 September 2009. The Mersin Naval Museum is the fourth naval museum in Turkey after those of Istanbul, Çanakkale and İskenderun.[1] It was opened to public on 14 July 2011.[2]

Museum

In the 400 square metres (4,300 sq ft) main hall, objects such as uniforms, weapons, historical battle ship models and paintings about important battles and portraits of admirals such as

Umur Bey, Piri Reis and Cezayirli Gazi Hasan Pasha are displayed. In the interactive display hall the visitors can watch videos of the cruiser Hamidye, the Mahmudiye, the Battle of Preveza and Hayreddin Barbarossa, the minelayer Nusret, and the cruiser Yavuz. Bigger military equipment such as radar, torpedoes, etc. are displayed in the museum's yard.[3]

Gallery

  • Exterior view of Mersin Naval Museum
    Exterior view of Mersin Naval Museum
  • Mersin Naval Museum courtyard
    Mersin Naval Museum courtyard
  • Mersin Naval Museum interior view
    Mersin Naval Museum interior view
  • Mersin Naval Museum left facade
    Mersin Naval Museum left facade
  • Caner Gönyeli Exhibition Room
    Caner Gönyeli Exhibition Room
  • Various fish fossils
    Various fish fossils
  • Fossils in Mersin Naval Museum
    Fossils in Mersin Naval Museum
  • Water trough
    Water trough
  • MK 5 DSH rockets
    MK 5 DSH rockets
  • MK 49 Mod 0 bottom mine
    MK 49 Mod 0 bottom mine
  • Front view of ASROC launcher
    Front view of ASROC launcher
  • Back view of ASROC launcher
    Back view of ASROC launcher
  • AN-SPS 40 radar antenna
    AN-SPS 40 radar antenna
  • Klein sonar
    Klein sonar
  • Ship cannons
    Ship cannons
  • Refah freighter factory plaque and martyrs album
    Refah freighter factory plaque and martyrs album
  • Ship compass detail
    Ship compass detail
  • Deep water diving helmets
    Deep water diving helmets
  • View from interactive sea battles room
    View from interactive sea battles room
  • View from interactive sea battles room
    View from interactive sea battles room
  • Cannon fire reenactment
    Cannon fire reenactment
  • Bridge recreation of an imaginary ship called TCG Mersin
    Bridge recreation of an imaginary ship called TCG Mersin
  • Throttle levers
    Throttle levers
  • Mustafa Kemal Atatürk's 17 November 1935 memoir entry
    Mustafa Kemal Atatürk's 17 November 1935 memoir entry
  • Astrolabe
    Astrolabe
  • Kayitbay's armor and miscellaneous items
    Kayitbay's armor and miscellaneous items
  • Gozneli Gök Mehmed Monument
    Gozneli Gök Mehmed Monument


References

  1. ^ "Official page of the museum {{in lang|tr}}". Archived from the original on 2016-10-20. Retrieved 2014-02-27.
  2. ^ Online news (in Turkish)
  3. ^ Ministry of Culture and Tourism