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Ship Cutaway

Every sailor memorizes there ship.

Every sailor memorizes there ship.

Explore the ship from the inside out through a detailed cutaway view that reveals the hidden spaces, systems, and daily life behind the steel. This perspective helps visitors see how a Navy warship functioned as a floating city with sailors operating, maintaining, navigating, communicating, cooking, sleeping, training, and standing watch around the clock. More than a diagram, the cutaway helps connect the scale of the ship to the people and teamwork that brought it to life.

What You'll Experience

  • A cutaway of a modern destroyer.
  • Blueprint overlay.
  • A part of the ship comes alive.
  • Fun immersive experience.
  • Included with admission.

Plan Your Visit

Location

Aft 3rd deck

 

Date Opened

May 31, 2026

 

Open

7 days per week.

 

Included with all admissions.

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Smiling man and child stand on a ship deck near large equipment. Text reads Kids Board Free Launching Labor Day Weekend. Promo details mention free admission for children with a paid adult.

Limited time only beginning on September 5, 2026!

Kids Board Free

In the all-new Life of a Sailor experience, kids become sailor recruits, building their skills, following the story of a famous sailor, and joining Vicky the Dog on a scavenger hunt through Battleship IOWA.

Kids board free with a paid adult.