South African Naval Museum

The South African Naval Museum is a maritime museum in Simon's Town, South Africa. It contains collections and artefacts related to the maritime history of South Africa and the South African Navy.

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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Simon’s Town Museum and Simon’s Town.

Simon’s Town Museum

Museum

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Established in 1977, Simon's Town Museum is a community museum situated in Simon's Town, a coastal town in the Western Cape Province of the Republic of South Africa.

Simon’s Town

Railway station

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Simon's Town railway station is a Metrorail railway station in the town of Simon's Town on the Cape Peninsula; it is the southern terminus of the Southern Line. Simon’s Town is situated 580 metres north of South African Naval Museum.

Naval Base Simon’s Town

Naval base

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Naval Base Simonstown is the South African Navy's largest naval base, situated in the City of Cape Town Metropolitan Municipality, Western Cape. The base provides support functions to Fleet Command. Naval Base Simon’s Town is situated 1 km east of South African Naval Museum.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Simon’s Town and Glencairn.

Simon’s Town

Photo: Darren Glanville, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Simon's Town is located at the east side of the Cape Peninsula near Cape Town, South Africa and is home to the South African Navy.

Glencairn

Suburb

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Glencairn is a small seaside village located on the Cape Peninsula, South Africa. It is situated about 4 km north of Simonstown, on the shore of False Bay. Glencairn is situated 3½ km north of South African Naval Museum.

Da Gama Park

Suburb

Da Gama Park is a suburb of the City of Cape Town in the Western Cape province of South Africa. Da Gama Park was founded as a township in the former Simon's Town district, north-west of the town. Da Gama Park is situated 4½ km northwest of South African Naval Museum.

South African Naval Museum

Type: Museum
Description: naval museum in Dockyard Magazine and Storehouse, Simon’s Town South Africa
Categories: maritime museum, naval museum, building, tourism, and tourist attraction
Location: City of Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa, Southern Africa, Africa
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Latitude

-34.19172° or 34° 11′ 30″ south

Longitude

18.42774° or 18° 25′ 40″ east

Open location code

4FQWRC5H+83

OpenStreetMap ID

way 304715344

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

OpenStreetMap feature

tourism=museum

Wikidata ID

Q7565757

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In Other Languages

“South African Naval Museum” goes by many names.

Japanese: “南アフリカ海軍博物館”

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