Australian National Maritime Museum

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HM Bark Endeavour replica, HMAS Onslow and HMAS Vampire at the Australian National Maritime Museum
HM Bark Endeavour replica, HMAS Onslow and HMAS Vampire at the Australian National Maritime Museum
Admiralty Pattern anchors from training ship NSS Vernon (1839) modified for mooring, now Australian Merchant Navy memorial
Admiralty Pattern anchors from training ship NSS Vernon (1839) modified for mooring, now Australian Merchant Navy memorial
Exhibits in the Tasman Light gallery include a Fresnel lens from a lighthouse on Tasman Island, southern Tasmania, and a Royal Australian Navy Westland Wessex Mark 31-B helicopter
Exhibits in the Tasman Light gallery include a Fresnel lens from a lighthouse on Tasman Island, southern Tasmania, and a Royal Australian Navy Westland Wessex Mark 31-B helicopter

The Australian National Maritime Museum, a maritime museum operated as a statutory authority of the Australian Government, is located at Darling Harbour, Sydney, New South Wales.

The ANMM's main exhibits are housed in a building that has galleries covering: Australian Aborigines; Navigators - defining Australia; Passengers - the long sea voyage, from convicts to boat people; Commerce - the working sea; Navy - protecting Australia; Watermarks - adventure, sport & play; Australia-USA - linked by the sea; Tasman Light features art and photographic exhibitions and the lighthouse lens and mechanism; The Cape Bowling Green Lighthouse.

The wharf space features the fleet of ships and boats, including: Krait (1920s), the World War II Z special forces commando raider (on loan from the Australian War Memorial), Carpentaria, an unmanned lightship (1917), ex- Royal Australian Navy ships - HMAS Onslow, an Oberon Class submarine (1968); HMAS Vampire, a Daring Class destroyer (1956), HMAS Advance, an Attack Class patrol boat (1968), the sail merchant ship James Craig (1874) and the 2 replica ships Bounty and Endeavour.

Other notable watercraft are: Ken Warby's boat Spirit of Australia that holds the current World water speed record 317.5696 mph (511.11km/h); Barcelona Olympic Games gold medal winning double scull Barcelona and coxless four Australian Olympic Committee.

Coordinates: 33°52′9″S, 151°11′55″E

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