Experience the fear, the awe, and the excitement during this extraordinary time in our nation’s history.

The most important part of our community of mariners is children. Young mariners and their caregivers are invited to enjoy every aspect of our Museum and Park.

Henry “‘Eddie”’ Huntington decided to use his Newport News Realty Company to revitalize Hilton and construct the Colony Inn. The inn was built at the intersection of Warwick Road and Main Street.

After a gun demonstration at a swanky event turned deadly, the US Navy had no interest in revisiting the production of large shell guns. But when John A.B. Dahlgren, known as the “Father of Naval Ordinance,” developed a new style of naval shell gun known as the Dahlgren gun, these weapons would eventually be mounted onto Monitor and taken into battle against CSS Virginia.

CSS Nashville played an important role in the Confederate search for European recognition.

A recent inquiry from the Assistant Professor of Mediterranean History and Archaeology at New York University’s Institute for the Study of the Ancient World brought a really cool assemblage of watercolors in our collection to my attention. The images were painted by Joseph Partridge, an artist turned Marine stationed aboard USS Warren between 1827 and 1830.

The results are in on 3 ballot initiatives aimed to establish limits on the size and cleanliness of ships visiting the port of Key West, Florida.