Australian National Maritime Museum
- Australian National Maritime Museum
infobox Australian museum
name= "Australian National Maritime Museum"
established= 1991
location= Sydney, New South Wales,
flagicon|Australia Australia
visitors=
director= Mary-Louise Williams
website= [http://www.anmm.gov.au/ ANMM website] The Australian National Maritime Museum, a maritime museum operated as a statutory authority of the Australian Government, is located at Darling Harbour, Sydney, New South Wales.
The ANMM's main exhibits are housed in a building that has galleries covering: Australian Aborigines; Navigators - defining Australia; Passengers - the long sea voyage, from convicts to boat people; Commerce - the working sea; Navy - protecting Australia; Watermarks - adventure, sport & play; Australia-USA - linked by the sea; Tasman Light features art and photographic exhibitions and the lighthouse lens and mechanism; The Cape Bowling Green Lighthouse.
The wharf space features the fleet of ships and boats, including: "Krait" (1920s), the World War II Z special forces commando raider (on loan from the Australian War Memorial), "Carpentaria", an unmanned lightship (1917), ex- Royal Australian Navy ships - HMAS "Onslow", an Oberon Class submarine (1968); HMAS "Vampire", a Daring Class destroyer (1956), HMAS "Advance", an Attack Class patrol boat (1968), the sail merchant ship "James Craig" (1874) and the "Endeavour" replica.
Other notable watercraft are: Ken Warby's boat "Spirit of Australia" that holds the current World water speed record 317.5696 mph (511.11 km/h); Barcelona Olympic Games gold medal winning double scull "Barcelona" and coxless four "Australian Olympic Committee".
External links
* [http://www.anmm.gov.au ANMM web site] with details of the current exhibitions, collection, fleet, and exhibitions and virtual reality tours
Related links
*National Maritime Museum, United Kingdom, at Greenwich
*List of museum ships
*Ship replica
Gallery
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