İnciraltı Sea Museum, Naval museum in İnciraltı district of İzmir, Turkey.
The İnciraltı Sea Museum is a naval museum along the waterfront of İzmir Gulf with several real military vessels that visitors can board and explore. The collection includes a submarine, a frigate, a destroyer, and a helicopter, all moored at docks and accessible to the public.
The museum opened in 2007 and features vessels originally built by the United States that were later acquired by Turkey. These ships played important roles in Turkish naval history during the 20th century.
The museum displays vessels that served in the Turkish Navy and shows how maritime practices evolved over time. Visitors can enter the ships and see where sailors worked and how navigation took place.
The museum is open several days a week and located near shops and restaurants in the İnciraltı area. Access to the vessels requires climbing stairs to reach lower decks and interior compartments, so be prepared for some physical activity.
One of the submarines was originally known as USS Tang and saw action in operations against Japan during a major conflict before Turkey acquired it. This history shows how military vessels changed hands between different countries during the 20th century.
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