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CW Naval Museum

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My Dad and I went out to see the Civil War Naval Museum during my recent Florida trip. It was a very impressive museum, with the remains of two CW ships. They re-created a paddlewheeler outdoors of the museum building, so it's impossible to miss if you're driving past it! Sadly they have a no flash photography rule inside and the museum is extremely dark, so i couldn't get a lot of good photos. Here's some stuff you all might like:
US Navy cap and fuze boxes:

Frock coat from Catesby Jones, commander of the CSS Virginia (Merrimac) on the day of its historical battle with the USS Monitor!

Recreated ironclad, CSS Albemarle:

Inside the gun compartment:

Some of the many naval gun tubes in the museum and on the grounds:

One on a metal carriage which is fired on special events, the largest Civil War gun that is fired today!

And the biggest darned CSA flag I've ever seen, it's 18X24 feet! I can't find my notes right now where it was used, though...

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#2

Great pics, thank you for posting. Interesting museum. One more on the list.

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