Announcing our Freedom of the Seas Awards recipient and more
OCTOBER 9, 2024 MAKE AN IMPACT - DONATE TODAY Announcing Our 2024 FREEDOM OF THE SEAS AWARD Recipient We’re thrilled and humbled to share this year’s FREEDOM OF THE SEAS Award recipient. They’ve been on the front lines, facing actual fire to protect...
Catching Up With CEO Jonathan Williams
Friends, It’s been a while since my last personal note, and I want to take a moment to express my gratitude to the team for their ongoing communication and updates. As we prepare for the opening of Phase 1 of the National Museum of the Surface Navy in October 2025,...
Let us BARGE in on your Thursday
SEPTEMBER 25, 2024 MAKE AN IMPACT - DONATE TODAY We Got A Barge If you follow us on a regular basis, you know we use a surface piercing cofferdam to maintain IOWA’s hull at the critical wind and water line. Deploying and working in it on the starboard side of...
A 9/11 Tribute and More Battleship Archaeology
SEPTEMBER 11, 2024 MAKE AN IMPACT - DONATE TODAY Remembering 9/11 There isn’t much we can say about the day twenty-three years ago that shocked the world and reshaped America as we knew it. Anyone who was old enough to experience in some way the events of...
Museum Update: 21 August 2024
MAKE AN IMPACT - DONATE TODAY Announcing More Award Recipients The 2024 Freedom of the Seas Awards weekend is about two months away and we’re excited to reveal two more of this year’s awards recipients. The Humanitarian Service Award recognizes...
CEO Update: August 14, 2024
Hello Team, I want to provide an update on our activities and initiatives. Development Director Kyle Aube and CEO Jonathan Williams at the Iowa State Fair with Cy the Cardinal, Iowa State University’s mascot Iowa State Fair Booth: Our booth at the Iowa...An Exciting New Way To Leave A Legacy
Introducing our Freedom of the Seas Park & Pavilion PAVERS We’re rapidly moving forward with our plans for the Freedom of the Seas Park & Pavilion and now you can leave your mark on the project. These pavers will be installed on along the park and...National Museum of the Surface Navy Names Octavia Harris As 2024 Gravely Leadership Award Recipient
SAN PEDRO, Calif. – August 2, 2024 – The National Museum of the Surface Navy (NMSN) has selected retired Navy Command Master Chief (CMDCM) Octavia D. Harris as the recipient of the 2024 Vice Admiral (VADM) Samuel L. Gravely, Jr., Leadership Award. The award is given...