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CEO Update 8 May 2022

May 11, 2022 | News and Updates

Hull Preservation | Only 3 Weeks Left We are extremely grateful for everyone who has donated to the hull preservation campaign. Your generosity has supported the efforts of our crew taking on the immense job at hand, but we remain quite a distance from hitting our...

George Musulin: Battleship IOWA’s Electrician

May 10, 2022 | Podcasts

Battleship IOWA’s crew is full of unique individuals who’ve come together to create a rather extraordinary team. That team is full of interesting characters… like our electrician, George Musulin.He’s been around for years, and we’d like...

Museum Update 27 April 2022

April 27, 2022 | News and Updates

Hull Preservation | What Makes It So Critical You likely caught the sad recent news about USS The Sullivans. Our hearts go out to our friends in Buffalo and we wish them all speed in righting and restoring this important naval vessel. We’ve been talking in our...

USS THE SULLIVANS And Hull Maintenance

April 26, 2022 | Engineering & Preservation, Podcasts

The museum ship industry was saddened recently to see heartbreaking images of the Fletcher-class destroyer USS THE SULLIVANS (DD-537) with a starboard list so significant, her decks were awash almost to the ship’s centerline. No armchair quarterbacking here. For...

CEO Update 19 April 2022

April 20, 2022 | News and Updates

Hull Preservation | Spreading The Word We’re getting closer to our achieving our goal (we matched the $5K gift!) but we still have a long way to go to hit our campaign goal. You can help by donating and spreading the word. Speaking of spreading the word…...

CIO David Canfield: Your Story Is Bigger Than Your Trauma

April 18, 2022 | Podcasts

On April 19, 1989 at 9:55 AM local time, the center gun on USS Iowa’s Turret II suffered an open breech explosion (technically a deflagration). 47 sailors working within the turret perished.Vice President and Chief Information Officer David Canfield was a...

Museum Update 13 April 2022

April 13, 2022 | News and Updates

Hull Preservation | Spreading The Word We’re getting closer to our achieving our goal (we matched the $5K gift!) but we still have a long way to go to hit our campaign goal. You can help by donating and spreading the word. Speaking of spreading the word…...

Ready? Here We Go

April 12, 2022 | News and Updates

Welcome to the official podcast for the National Museum of the Surface Navy! Our first episode will introduce you to our regular panelists and set the stage for conversations to come. President & CEO Jonathan WilliamsVice President & COO Mike GetscherVice...

CEO Update 5 April 2022

April 5, 2022 | News and Updates

Hull Preservation | Gift Match Opportunity The crew aboard Battleship IOWA is actively working to abate the deterioration of the ship’s hull at the wind and water line. We just received a $5,000 commitment toward our goal, but we need your help to match this...

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