Das National Museum of the U.S.Navy in Washington befindet sich in einem aktiven Stützpunkt der US Navy, dem Washington Navy Yard - heute allerdings keine Werft, sondern ein Standort der Verwaltung. Das Museum hat freien Eintritt, man kann es allerdings nur besuchen, wenn man sich am Eingang registrieren lässt, wofür man einen Pass braucht und was man nur wochentags machen konnte. Das Museum besteht aus mehreren Gebäuden. Im Hauptgebäude geht es um die Geschichte der US Navy vom Amerikanischen Unabhängigkeitskrieg bis zum Koreakrieg, die weitere Geschichte wird in der Cold War Gallery behandelt. In dieser Fotogalerie sind die Modelle der Kriegsschiffe aus der Segelepoche enthalten, darunter viele Modelle von bekannten Fregatten:

































































Siehe auch die Fotogalerien der Cold War Gallery: Teil 1, 2 und 3
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