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The RAN Heritage Centre exhibits the physical history of Australia's Navy. Displays range from large weapon systems to personal momentos representing the developments and events in Navy over more than 100 years.
Entry for children is free. Entry is also free to all areas of the RAN Heritage Centre and Garden Island Public Access Area except for the Special Exhibition Gallery (Building 8). Entry to the Special Exhibition Gallery is $5.
ALL revenue raised at the RAN Heritage Centre is retained by the Naval Heritage Collection and goes directly to conserving, restoring and exhibiting the Collection nationally.
Visitors to the RAN Heritage Centre will be able to enjoy seeing, touching and listening to a range of displays that provide an experience of Navy.
View the conning tower of one of the Japanese midget submarines that attacked Sydney Harbour in World War II and watch the battle unfold on interactive A/V. See the Boom Boat that first raised the alarm on 31 May 1942.
View a variety of items from the ships and battles of Navy's history. Artefacts include those from the colonial Navies, SYDNEY/EMDEN - Navy's first victory at sea, the struggles of World War II, the Cold War and the Persian Gulf.
Gain a greater understanding of what it was and is like to live at sea in a warship. View a Mess Deck from World War II (hammocks and all), see the traditions and pastimes of Navy and how they reinforce the spirit of a fighting Service.
Stand in a simulated open bridge of a World War II destroyer. Touch original equipment that was used over 60 years ago. You to can be a Captain, Officer of the Watch, Quartermaster or Yeoman.
See how Navy's people have 'done the job' at sea over the years. From gunnery to stores, from navigation to aviation, all are included in this display of how the 'profession' has changed and developed over a century of naval warfare.
Get a submariner's view of Sydney Harbour through the only fully operational attack periscope available for public use in Australia.
See how technological developments have been applied to the naval environment. Precision instruments for navigating and gunnery and a range of ordnance used in naval warfare from shells to torpedoes and missiles.
Without the dockyards, Navy goes nowhere. Artefacts include original workers tools from the early 20th Century and a range of items that track the history of warship construction and repair in Australia.
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