Mission

THE ORGANIZATION WAS ORGANIZED IN 1986 WHEN CAPTAIN JEFFREY W. MONROE, A FORMER ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF MARITIME TRANSPORTATION AT THE MARITIME COLLEGE, HAD A VISION OF CREATING A MUSEUM TO FILL THE STONE CORRIDORS OF THE OLD FORT AND PROVIDE A NAUTICAL ATMOSPHERE FOR THE CADETS ON THEIR WAY TO CLASSES. SINCE THEN, STEAMSHIP LINES, RELATED COMPANIES IN THE MARITIME INDUSTRY, AND MERCHANT MARINE HISTORY BUFFS DONATED OBJECTS AND ARTIFACTS TO SUPPLEMENT THE MUSEUM COLLECTION. THE MUSEUM IS HOME TO OVER 700 SHIP MODELS. THE MUSEUM PROVIDES GUIDED TOURS FOR PROFESSIONAL AND SENIOR CITIZEN GROUPS AND TO ELEMENTARY AND HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS FROM THE METROPOLITAN AREA IN AND AROUND NEW YORK CITY. RESOURCES FROM THE MUSEUM'S FILES ARE VAILABLE TO GRADUATE AND UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS DOING RELATED RESEARCH.