They are Putting Together a US Navy History Museum

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They claim to have some relics from the very beginning - a lot of unclaimed ship bells from decommissions.

 

[Canon Shooter]

That'd be a reason to visit DC...

 

[whitehall]

Never had one before? That's strange.

 

[Admiral Rockwell Tory]

Never had one before? That's strange.

The Navy had no central museum, and neither did the Army until recently.

 

[Pellinore]

That'd be a reason to visit DC...

If you do, I recommend the Air and Space Museum on the Mall, and its bigger cousin, the Udvar-Hazy Space Center in suburban Virginia. Worth the trip.