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From Harms Way to Historic!
Learn all about the great history surrounding our museum.


Collection Spotlight June
This month we are spotlighting the USS Stewart’s Commissioning Pennant. This pennant would have been given to the crew, and flown on the...
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Sep 12, 20231 min read
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Daniel Edward Jackson Volunteer Drive
Born May 25, 1958 in Wiesbaden, Germany, Mr. Jackson had been an active docent with the Galveston Navel Museum. He proudly served and...
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Sep 12, 20231 min read
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Collection Spotlight: September
CAVALLA DOUGH HOOK This month we are highlighting a fresh bit of archaeology that was done aboard USS Cavalla. Earlier this month...
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Sep 12, 20231 min read
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The Loss of the Seawolf​
The Seawolf left Brisbane, Australia on her last patrol on Sept. 29, 1944. She was carrying 17 Army personnel and supplies for an...
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Feb 1, 20231 min read
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Rudolph P. Biro Memoriam
Truly a man of the sea from birth, this son of a sailor was born near the Naval Shipyard in D.C. GMC Biro joined the Naval Reserves...
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Jan 16, 20231 min read
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Zeke Zellmer Memoriam
"As an Ensign of the commissioning crew you were in the conning tower when Cavalla sank the Japanese Carrier SHOKAKU in June 1944. You...
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Jan 16, 20231 min read
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