Lots of exhibits from as far back as the civil war to modern day. The Shipyard is over 240 years old and has much history with it.
This was our first time visiting the Naval Shipyard Museum after visiting the area on vacation for many years. My Dad had the idea to visit and it was so much fun. We were thrilled to see the USS Wisconsin here and took lots of great pictures. There's a lot to see. What I'd thought might be maybe an hour could easily be a very interesting and informative 3 or 4 hours that never gets dull nor boring. There's a nice gift shop as well in the museum. There's even a Koi pond that kids and adults can enjoy feeding the huge Koi bread. We had some Oyster crackers and the Koi loved that.
Visited on 12-30-14. Enjoyed my visit and was very entertained. Museum was cramped and seemed somewhat dated though. Would love to see a bigger gift shop as well. Still, would recommend though.
It's an "OK" museum, the type to see once in your life if your a resident of the area. I wouldn't go back. Not exciting for young kids, butane for adults.
My wife, brothers and I were looking for something to kill time on our visit to Norfolk. The Navy and Shipyards there are pretty impressive. We went to the Portsmouth Shipyard Museum and the entry was $2.00 each. (Great). We took the better part od 1-1/2 hours to look at all the historical models, art, tools and stories of the shipping history from early settler times to to the present. We were all entertained and left with comments on how much we enjoyed our visit there. Small children may not keep their attention for long, but that is the same in all museums. Recommended.
I worked at NNSY for over ten years but I learned about NNSY so much by visiting this museum. The layout of the shipyard was very realistic and proved a birds' eye view of the places where I walked to each working day. I would highly recommend this museum for a vist. The staff was very friendly, professional and eager to answer all of my quesions.
Worked here for over 35 years and lived around it all my life. Tons of naval and local history all wrapped up in one location. Well worth the vist for whatever the reason. Learn the fascinating world of ship dry docking and the rich WWI and WWII history. This place is staffed by those who know through their own years of working at the yard. Come out and enjoy and learn.
While walking around Portsmouth, we decided to stop in. It cost $3.50 for the 2 of us, and it was well worth it. Lots of Information on the early days of Portsmouth. Great displays. Well worth a stop.
We visited this museum so that we could also see the Lightship Portsmouth and I could get my lighthouse passport stamp. The museum is small and well maintained. The displays are easy to follow chronologically starting during colonial times through WW2, primarily.The museum staff were friendly and helpful.It is a short walk down to the lightship which you can also tour.
We went to see the U.S.S Wisconsin beacause my dad was in the navy and wanted to show us a piece of his life so long ago. I thought the ship was amazing. The tour of the ship was self guided but there were workers on board to answer some questions. We were lucky that my father was with us so we had an amazing tour guide. The areas for visitors to go were well marked and they did provide a map so you didn't get lost. Also they did have a couple station set up so you could buy water since it gets very hot out on deck(it was 95 the day we went) I found the ship and museum very interesting and rich in our countries history