Israeli Navy Museum, Naval museum in Haifa, Israel

The Israeli Navy Museum is a naval museum in Haifa that displays decommissioned warships, anchors, rudders, and navigation instruments. The collection shows how the Israeli Navy developed over the decades and which ships played roles in significant operations.

The museum was founded in 1969 and preserves Israel's naval history, particularly ships that were involved in conflicts. It documents the creation and development of marine operations from the beginning to the present.

The museum is named after David HaCohen, a leader of the Jewish Yishuv. Its immigration wing centres on the ship Af Al Pi Chen, which sailed in 1947 with 434 immigrants, was intercepted by a British destroyer and had its passengers deported to Cyprus. A section of the hull of the deportation ship Patria, which sank in Haifa port, is also displayed.

The museum stands beside the National Maritime Museum in Haifa, with the ships and submarine displayed in an outdoor yard and the immigration section inside the building. The conning tower of INS Dakar, recovered in 1999, is placed at the entrance. Youth groups are given guided tours of the immigration and navy exhibits.

INS Mivtach, displayed in the yard, was the Israeli Navy's first missile boat, a Sa'ar 2-class vessel. The submarine INS Gal, retired from service, also stands on land there. At the entrance, visitors see the bridge of INS Dakar, recovered from the sea in 1999, 31 years after the submarine sank.