Maritime Industry Museum At Fort Schuyler

Maritime Industry Museum At Fort Schuyler Located inside the historic Fort Schuyler on the grounds of SUNY Maritime College.

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09/01/2026

On this day in history 1 September 1941 the U.S. assumes responsibility for trans-Atlantic convoys from Argentia, Canada, to the meridian of Iceland.

08/28/2026

On this day in history 28 August 1965 Commander Scott Carpenter and nine aquanauts enter SeaLab II, 205 ft. below Southern California’s waters to conduct underwater living and working tests

The Maritime Industry Museum is housed in picturesque Fort Schuyler, which is on the campus of NY Maritime College. Whil...
08/27/2026

The Maritime Industry Museum is housed in picturesque Fort Schuyler, which is on the campus of NY Maritime College. While our home is in the fort, the fort is also an academic building where students come to learn about the global maritime trade and train to be licenses officers in the U.S. Merchant Marine.

08/23/2026

On this day in history, 23 August 1963 the first satellite communications ship, USNS Kingsport (T-AG 164) in Lagos, Nigeria, connected President John F. Kennedy with Nigerian Prime Minister Balewa who was aboard for the first satellite (Syncom II) relayed telephone conversation between heads of state.

08/22/2026

On this day in history 04 September 1954 Icebreakers, USS Burton Island (AGB 1) and USCG Northwind (WAG 282), complete first transit of Northwest passage through McClure Strait.

08/22/2026

On this day in history. 22 August 1980
The USS Passumpsic (AO 107) rescues 28 Vietnamese refugees

The Indochina Refugee CrisisThe Indochina refugee crisis was a large outflow of people from the former French colonies o...
08/20/2026

The Indochina Refugee Crisis

The Indochina refugee crisis was a large outflow of people from the former French colonies of Indochina Vietnam, Cambodia, and Laos, after communist governments were established in 1975. Over the next 25 years 3 million people would undertake the dangerous journey to become refugees in other countries of Southeast Asia or China. Hundreds of thousands may have died in their attempt to flee.

Most of the boat people left Vietnam in decrepit, leaky, overcrowded boats. They encountered storms, shortages of water and food, and, most seriously, pirates in the South China Sea and Gulf of Thailand. Thai and Malay pirates attacked many of the small boats, ra**ng and kidnapping women and stealing the possessions of the passengers. Authorities of the countries where they arrived often "pushed off" the refugee boats, refusing to allow them to land. The United Nations High Commission for Refugees estimated that between 200,000 and 400,000 boat people died at sea.

Merchant ships often found these refugee boats and offered aid and comfort, this Statue is Dedicated to the Merchant Sailors who gave humanitarian aid to these refugees.

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6 Pennyfield Avenue
The Bronx, NY
10465

Opening Hours

Monday 9am - 4pm
Tuesday 9am - 4pm
Wednesday 9am - 4pm
Thursday 9am - 4pm
Friday 9am - 4pm
Saturday 9am - 4pm

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+17184097218

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