Touring The - Nauticus Naval Museum Norfolk, VA & USS Wisconsin (BB-64)
Nauticus was incorporated under the National Maritime Center Authority in February 1988. The following month, Rear Admiral Jackson Knowles Parker USN, (Ret), retired commander of Norfolk Naval Base, became the Founding Executive Director. Construction began at the former site of Norfolk's Banana Pier on the downtown Norfolk Waterfront in February 1992 and Nauticus opened to the public in June 1994. Other attractions close by include the Virginia Zoo, Norfolk Scope and Harbor Park, home to the Norfolk Tides.
There is a great parking garage across the street from the Naval Museum. Park here and walk to many other great museums in the area. Including the Gen. Douglas MacArthur museum. The USS Wisconsin (BB-64) is next to this Museum. You enter the USS Wisconsin (BB-64) through the museum and this is where you purchase the tickets to go on the Wisconsin.
The City of Norfolk opened the Half Moone Cruise and Celebration Center—located at Nauticus on April 7, 2007. The 80,000-square-foot, passenger-friendly facility features views of the Elizabeth River; an enclosed, elevated passenger gangway; a retractable bridge leading into a 16-slip marina; a terrazzo floor tile in the entrance; a separate lounge and check-in area for cruise line VIP passengers; a security-focused Customs and Border Protection area and an embarkation stations. Its first passenger ship, RCI's Empress of the Seas, arrived on April 28 2007.
The Half Moone also serves as an event venue with approximately 23,000 square feet of event spaces, each of which include interpretation and exhibits. Among the areas available for special event rental are the Bermuda Room, which displays artifacts and objects that tell the historic connections between Virginia and Bermuda; the Half Moone Vista, which includes some facts about the original fort; and the Lido and Promenade Decks, which address functions of those traditional decks on board cruise ships.
The name—Half Moone—is taken from the name of the fort that was built on the same site in 1673 in the form of a half moone. The fort was built to protect Norfolk's burgeoning maritime industry.
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USS Wisconsin BB 64 - Norfolk, Va.
A short tour of the USS Wisconsin and the Hampton Roads Naval Museum at Nauticus in Norfolk, Va.
DFN: USS Forrest Sherman Departs for Deployment, NORFOLK, VA, UNITED STATES, 04.11.2018
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USS Forrest Sherman Departs for Deployment
NORFOLK, VA, UNITED STATES
04.11.2018
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180411-N-SG189-1001 NORFOLK, Va. (April 11, 2018) The guided-missile destroyer USS Forrest Sherman (DDG 98) departs Naval Station Norfolk as part of Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group’s (HSTCSG) deployment in support of maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 5th and 6th Fleet areas of responsibility. With CVN 75 as the flagship, deploying strike group assets include staffs, ships and aircraft of Carrier Strike Group EIGHT (CSG 8), Destroyer Squadron TWO EIGHT (DESRON 28) and Carrier Air Wing ONE (CVW-1); as well as Sachsen-class German frigate FGS Hessen (F 221). (U.S. Navy video by Mass Communication Seaman Keith Wilson/Released)
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2019 Brick by Brick - LEGO Shipbuilding
Hampton Roads Naval Museum hosts the 8th Annual Lego Brick by Brick Shipbuilding event in Norfolk, Virginia. More than 110 Sailors from 14 commands helped organize the event, provide information to visitors and show kids how to build Lego models based on both historic and present-day Navy ships.
Brick by Brick Shipbuilding is a free event, open to the community and held annually by the museum to encourage youth to learn about the Navy and shipbuilding in fun fashion.
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Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Caledon Rabbipal
Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Maria LLanos
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February 2019
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Brick-by-Brick: Lessons in STEM with LEGO and the Navy
NORFOLK (Feb. 2, 2019) U.S. Navy Sailors from the Hampton Roads area volunteered during the 8th Annual LEGO Brick by Brick Shipbuilding event at the Hampton Roads Naval Museum. More than 110 Sailors from 14 commands helped organize the event, provide information to visitors and show kids how to build Lego models based on both historic and present-day Navy ships. Lego Brick by Brick Shipbuilding is a free event, open to the community and held annually by the museum to encourage youth to learn about the Navy and shipbuilding in fun fashion. (U.S. Navy Video by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Caledon Rabbipal/Released) 190206-N-MW694-0001
U.S Navy Battleship Combat Engagement Footage | Missiles & 57mm Gun Fire | U.S Navy Ships In Action
Combat training footage of the Combat Engagement Center aboard the decommissioned Iowa-Class Battleship, USS Wisconsin (BB-64) taken during a guided tour provided for volunteers with the Hampton Roads Naval Museum. The tour was facilitated by Clayton Allen, Battleship Operations Manager. This video depicts a mock combat engagement during Operation Desert Storm and simulates the different stations using guided missiles and 16-inch guns. The mock engagement presentation provides visitors with audio and visual experience and is offered for tour groups visiting Nauticus in Downtown Norfolk. Wisconsin is moored permanently as a museum ship next to the Hampton Roads Naval Museum and Nauticus.
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(Apr. 19, 2019) The Independence variant littoral combat ship USS Montgomery (LCS 8) fires its MK 110 57mm gun. Boatswain’s Mate 1st Class Pascal Koffi signals to an MH-60S assigned to the “Wildcards” of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 23 as it takes off of the flight deck of the Independence variant littoral combat ship USS Montgomery (LCS 8). Montgomery is underway in the Eastern Pacific conducting routine training.
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National Aids to Navigation Museum
A brief video tour of the National Aids to Navigation Museum located on United States Coast Guard Training Center Yorktown, Virginia.
Dry Dock #9: USS Merrimack/ CSS Virginia
USS Merrimack was a screw frigate, best known as the hull upon which the ironclad warship CSS Virginia was constructed during the American Civil War. CSS Virginia was the first steam-powered ironclad warship built by the Confederate States Navy during the first year of the American Civil War. The CSS Virginia then took part in the Battle of Hampton Roads in the first engagement between ironclad warships. The battle is chiefly significant in naval history as the first battle between ironclads.
With celebrations, Norfolk Tide begins to roll
With cheers, protests and riders lining up, city leaders, light rail officials and passengers boarded the Tide for the first time on Friday morning, Aug. 19, 2011.
Econo Lodge Little Creek in Norfolk VA
Rates: . . . . . . . .. .. ... . .. .. .. Econo Lodge Little Creek 7969 Shore Drive Norfolk VA 23518 The Econo Lodge Little Creek is located within walking distance of Naval Amphibious Base Little Creek. This Norfolk, VA hotel is minutes from Nauticus maritime-themed science center, the MacArthur Center shopping mall, the MacArthur Memorial and the USS Wisconsin , a historic Naval battleship. The Norfolk International Airport is two miles away. The Hampton Roads Bridge-Tunnel and downtown Norfolk are minutes away. Additional nearby points of interest include Oceanview Beach, the Chrysler Museum of Art, the Virginia Air and Space Center and the Virginia Beach Convention Center. The white sandy beaches of the Chesapeake Bay are only minutes away. Norfolk is a cruise port conveniently located along the Mid-Atlantic with a cruise facility in the heart of downtown. The city of Norfolk offers a wide variety of shopping opportunities. Several restaurants and cocktail lounges are located in the surrounding area. Guests of this Norfolk, VA hotel are invited to enjoy the free continental breakfast and free coffee. Business travelers will appreciate free wireless high-speed Internet access and access to fax services. In addition to standard amenities, all rooms come equipped with hair dryers, microwaves and refrigerators. Handicap accessible and non-smoking rooms are available.
Ships Begin to Return to Naval Station Norfolk Following Hurricane Dorian
NORFOLK (Sept. 7, 2019) The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) returns to its homeport of Norfolk, Va. after being sent to sea to avoid the effects of Hurricane Dorian. Hampton Roads area ships are returning to their homeport now that the threat from Hurricane Dorian has passed. (U.S. Navy video by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Isaac Esposito)
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Best Of The Best - USS Iowa (BB-61)
USS Iowa, lead ship of a class of 45,000-ton battleships, was built at the New York Navy Yard, Brooklyn, New York. Commissioned in February 1943, she spent her initial service in the Atlantic and carried President Franklin D. Roosevelt to and from Casablanca, Morocco, in November 1943. Early in January 1944, Iowa steamed to the Pacific, where she took part in the Marshalls Campaign later in that month and in February. From then until the end of 1944, she was actively involved in raids against Japanese facilities and campaigns to capture the Marianas, the Palaus and Leyte, including participation in the Battles of the Philippine Sea and Leyte Gulf.
After overhaul in early 1945, Iowa returned to the western Pacific for the Okinawa campaign and the final operations against Japan. She was present in Tokyo Bay during the formal surrender of Japan on 2 September 1945. She returned to the United States later in that month and operated with the Pacific Fleet until she was decommissioned in March 1949.
The Korean War brought Iowa back into active service. She was recommissioned in August 1951 and made a combat deployment to Korean waters in April-October 1952, during which time she served as Seventh Fleet flagship. Upon return to the U.S., she was transferred to the Atlantic Fleet. Over the next several years, Iowa made several European cruises and was present for the International Naval Review in Hampton Roads, Virginia, in June 1957. She was decommissioned in February 1958.
After two and a half decades in mothballs, Iowa was modernized under the 1980s defense buildup and recommissioned in April 1984. She went to European waters in 1985, 1986 and 1987-88, with the latter cruise continuing into the Indian Ocean and Arabian Sea. A fire in her second sixteen-inch gun turret killed 47 crewmen on 19 April 1989, but Iowa was still able to deploy to Europe and the Mediterranean Sea in mid-year. Turret two remained unrepaired when she decommissioned for the last time in October 1990. USS Iowa is presently part of the Reserve Fleet.
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Williamsburg Historical Museum
Located in downtown Kingstree, the Williamsburg Historical Museum offers guests a chance to see antique china, early maps and even a dug-canoe. The museum also has the County Record newspaper on microfilm from 1897-1975.
Hidden History: The Norfolk 17
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Coast Guard & Navy Retrieve Aground Buoy from Chic's Beach, Virginia
Coast Guard, Navy retrieve aground buoy from Chic's Beach, Va. Video by Petty Officer 1st Class Brandyn Hill | U.S. Coast Guard District 5 | Date: 10.22.2013. The crew of Coast Guard Cutter Frank Drew worked with Navy sailors from Amphibious Construction Battalion 2, Beachmaster Unit 2, and Naval Beach Group 2 out of Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek to remove two washed-ashore buoys from Chic's Beach and Oceanview areas of Virginia Beach and Norfolk, Va, Tuesday, Oct. 22, 2013. The buoys washed ashore during recent storms that passed through the Hampton Roads. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Brandyn Hill. Available in high definition.
USS Massachusetts (BB-59)
USS Massachusetts, known as Big Mamie to her crewmembers during World War II, was a battleship of the second South Dakota class. She was the seventh ship of the United States Navy to be named in honor of the sixth state, and one of two ships of her class to be donated for use as a museum ship. Massachusetts has the distinction of having fired the US Navy's first and last 16-in shells of the war.
During World War II Massachusetts was initially assigned to duty in the Atlantic Fleet during which she successfully crippled the Vichy French battleship Jean Bart in a gun duel during Operation Torch. Transferred to the Pacific fleet in 1943, Massachusetts participated in the Solomon Islands campaign and the Philippines Campaign, and in the latter campaign took part in the Battle of Leyte Gulf. In 1945 she was one of several ships assigned to shell targets on Honshū, the largest of the Japanese Home Islands. Following the end of World War II, Massachusetts was involved in routine operations off the US coast and eventually reassigned to the Atlantic fleet. Decommissioned in 1947, she was laid up in the reserve fleet at Norfolk, Virginia until stricken from the Naval Vessel Register in 1962.
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Norfolk News Now - Sept. 2011 - Rise of the Tide light rail and 14 other stories from Norfolk, VA
00:30 Virginia's first light rail system opened in August - here's an overview of a mass transit success story
08:28 Real estate tax relief helps many
09:15 Salvation Army KROC center to be built in Broad Creek section of Norfolk
10:40 Wards Corner revitalization - Denby Park apartments
12:38 OV gets a traffic break
13:15 Bridge inspections
13:45 Free Booster Seat installation training moves to the Health Department
16:28 New Deputy recruits in Norfolk
15:52 Library Fine-FREE Days Sept. 16-30 and collects food for the Foodbank of Southeastern VA.
17:46 Summer reading in a city of readers and reviewers at NPL
18:34 The Dwelling Place gets a facelift and lifts spirits of homeless
19:05 Virginia's Top Ten Artifacts competition...Guess who has three nominations?
21:06 Attucks' Discovery Music Series features fantastic blues and Indie music - Get tix now!
21:38 Bee appreciation at Norfolk Botanical Garden - Mmmm, honey!
22:06 City recreation fall classes listings are waiting for you
Host - Karen Parker-Chesson