Torpedo Bay Navy Museum

About

The National Museum of the Royal New Zealand Navy sits on the Devonport foreshore in buildings put up in 1896 to control the naval mines guarding the harbour mouth. It covers New Zealand naval history from 1845 forward, arranged chronologically and by theme, with galleries on aviation, weapons and technology, and the customs and traditions of life at sea. Objects carry the stories. A piupiu worn aboard HMS New Zealand as a good luck charm through the First World War, HMNZS Achilles at the River Plate, and the night in 1943 when Kiwi and Moa rammed a Japanese submarine. Entry is free for New Zealand residents and charged for international visitors over eighteen. There is a cafe with harbour views, a playground, and step-free access throughout. Twenty flat minutes from the Devonport ferry.