Life of a Sailor at Surface Navy Museum
From boot camp to the fleet, Life of a Sailor connects America to its Surface Navy through pop culture, stories, and interactive roles that bring service to life.
Life of a Sailor is an interactive exhibit that takes visitors from boot camp to life at sea, connecting them with the stories, challenges, and triumphs of those who served. It connects America to its Surface Navy through pop culture while building and sustaining an experience that humanizes service and inspires future generations.
An Immersive Journey
Connect America to its Surface Navy through pop culture, stories, and lived experiences. This immersive journey places visitors in the boots of sailors, revealing the purpose, resilience, and camaraderie that define service at sea—past and present. Showcases include:
- Arrival
- Chapel
- Life of a Sailor
- Bootcamp
- Great Ships
- Shipyard
- At Sea
- What’s my Rating?
- Mission Assignment
- Welcome Aboard!
Project Budget:
- Phase 1: $8.5m
Projected Opening: 2026
Future phases include Aegis, Lost at Sea, Career Tracks, Finale, and more.
Honoring Service Through Sailors and Their Ships
The Life of a Sailor campaign celebrates the people and the vessels that carried them across the seas.
- Legends of the Fleet honor iconic sailors whose leadership and service shaped naval history.
- Fleet Sailors represent the men and women who stood the watch and lived the daily rhythm of ship life, kept alive through our adopt-a-sailor sponsorship program.
- Great Ships showcase the vessels themselves — powerful canvases of service and sacrifice that carried generations across oceans in defense of freedom.
Together, sailors and ships form a living legacy of courage, resilience, and connection that continues to inspire future generations.
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Bringing the Vision to Life
Why It Matters
Life of a Sailor is more than an exhibit — it’s an immersive movement to preserve stories, foster understanding, and build bridges between generations. It reminds us that behind every ship are the people whose dedication, sacrifice, and humanity shaped our history.
How You Support
Your gift helps fund exhibit development, sponsor sailors, and expand interactive experiences. Whether through donation, sailor sponsorship, or partnership, you can help bring these stories to life.
Contact Us
(877) 446-9261 ext. 747
development@labattleship.com
