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.Photo: Oupoot, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Simon’s Town Museum and Simon’s Town.
Simon’s Town Museum
Museum
Photo: Oupoot, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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
Photo: Klockarnils, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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
Photo: Gbawden, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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
Photo: Derek Keats, CC BY 2.0.
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″ southLongitude
18.42774° or 18° 25′ 40″ eastOpen location code
4FQWRC5H+83OpenStreetMap ID
way 304715344OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=museumWikidata 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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