Nate8thcvi... We do have some Great Naval Museums in the New England area. Just a few listed below.
My wife and I were going out to New England Air Museum... but had to postpone the trip till a bit later this next couple of months.
Good to meet you!
New London... Connecticut
US Coast Guard Museum
US Coast Guard Academy
Route 32
Eagle, ex-
Horst Vessel Three-masted training barque
Eagle is the primary training ship for the Coast Guard Academy. Often at sea.
Nautilus Memorial and Submarine Force Museum
Exit 86 off I95, follow signs
Free admission
Nautilus SSN 571
Japanese Type A "Kairyu" minisub
Italian "Maile" minisub
Explorer minisub
World's first nuclear propelled vessel and a submarine museum. Explorer was built and sailed (sunk?) by Simon Lake. There is a very large cutout scale model of a Gato-class sub in the museum.
Quincy... Massachusetts
U.S. Naval and Shipbuilding Museum
739 Washington Street, by the Fore River bridge
Nantucket Lightship Museum
Nantucket I WLV 612
The lightship is located at the Marina Bay development on the site of NAS Squantum, the birthplace of Naval Reserve Aviation. She is fully operational and is registered as a privately maintained aid to navigation.
Salem CA 139
U-5075 German "Seehund" minisub
At former Fore River shipyard. Guided and self-guided tours available, subject to tour guide availability. Ship is being maintained as she would have been in service.
New Hampshire
Port of Portsmouth Maritime Museum
Market St. Extension
Phone: 603-436-3680
Albacore AGSS 569
History of locally built submarines. Tour of boat is primary attraction.