Submarine Force Library and Museum
UGM-84 missile outside the entrance | |
Established | 1955 |
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Location | Groton, Connecticut |
Type | Military museum |
Collection size | 33,000 artifacts 20,000 significant documents 30,000 photographs |
Visitors | 150,000/year |
Curator | Steve Finnegan |
Website | www.ussnautilus.org |
The United States Navy Submarine Force Library and Museum is located on the
History
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Collection and permanent exhibits
The museum has 33,000 artifacts
The museum also has a library with around 20,000 documents and 30,000 photos related to the history of submarine development.
Connecticut magazine called the museum "an absolute gem worth exploring" with the USS Nautilus as "the star attraction".[3] Anna Mundow in Fodor's guide to Connecticut and Rhode Island asserts that "students of modern military history will be impressed" by the museum.[6]
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Replica of Bushnell's Turtle
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HA-8Japanese midget submarine
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The Nautilus
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SS X-1 Midget Submarineoutside museum
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George Washington sail
See also
- United States Naval Undersea Museum
- Royal Navy Submarine Museum
- List of maritime museums in the United States
References
- ^ a b Web page titled "The Submarine Force Library & Museum Association" Archived 2009-10-13 at the Wayback Machine at the Submarine Force Library & Museum website, retrieved December 3, 2009
- ^ a b Web page titled "The Submarine Force Library & Museum / Home of the USS Nautilus" Archived 2010-03-27 at the Wayback Machine at the Submarine Force Library & Museum website, retrieved December 3, 2009
- ^ a b C.P.R. (Cathy P. Ross), "Submarine Force Museum", a short (four-paragraph) article, p 30, Connecticut magazine, December 2009
- ^ "Cold War sub to go on display at museum as its military missions remain secrets". Fox News. 20 March 2015.
- ISBN 1-55670-051-2
- ISBN 0-676-90492-0
External links
- Official website
- Submarine Force Medal of Honor Recipients Archived 2010-09-01 at the Wayback Machine. Submarine Force Museum website
- Submarine Museums in the United States