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Fleet

Experience our amazing fleet! Climb aboard tall ships, navy vessels and a cold war submarine or wander past beautifully restored historic boats on our wharves.

Please be aware that sometimes our floating vessels may be temporarily closed for a variety of reasons. This includes for voyages, maintenance, safety and other improvements to visitor experience.

For more information, please refer to our visit the museum page, check with our staff at the front desk or call (02) 9298 3777.

Come onboard

Photograph showing a family on the deck of a Navy destroyer.

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Royal Australian Navy

HMAS Vampire (II)

Photo showing the front of a black submarine on the water, with a brown and black wooden fishing boat and white lighthouse in the background.

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Royal Australian Navy

HMAS Onslow

Photo of a couple walking along a wharf towards a wooden tall ship. There are buildings in the background.

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Dutch seafaring

Duyfken

Photograph taken over the water on a sunny day, featuring the city skyline, the tall ship ENDEAVOUR, the museum lighthouse and northern end of the main museum building.

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British seafaring

Endeavour

Enjoy more vessels by exploring the wharves

Photo showing the bow (the front) of a navy patrol boat with the museum and other vessels in the background.

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Royal Australian Navy

HMAS Advance

Photo of a small sailing boat, with large white sails on a clear, sunny day. The Sydney harbour bridge is in the background.

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Akarana

Photo of a red lighthouse ship floating in the harbour. the museum building and a sydney ferry are in the background.

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Carpentaria

Photo of Edwardian steam yacht ENA out on the water, Darling Harbour - Sydney. It is a sunny day with blue sky and water, a flay is flying from the rear of the white and timber boat and the harbour bridge can be seen in the background.

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Steam Yacht Ena

Photo showing a black and brown boat in Sydney harbour with the harbour bridge in the background.

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Royal Australian Navy

Krait

Photo of a small white boat with cream coloured sails, with lens flair from the sun behind it in the clear blue sky.

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Kathleen Gillett

Photo of a boat with a dark green hull and white sails on blue water with a clear blue sky.

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John Louis

Small boat with white sails on the water.

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Thistle

More vessels in the collection

Spirit of Australia

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Photogrametry

Photogrammetry is a process where a collection of photographs are used to create a three-dimensional model. The museum is currently working to digitise our large and small vessels, as well as a vast range of other objects and artefacts.