Museum visitors reported that they had not known important naval history existed nearby. Public attention can help small collections and preserved ships reach beyond specialist communities. History belongs to the public, while historians help people understand and appreciate it. Preservation, interpretation, and outreach are therefore part of naval history itself.
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Museum ships and public access to history
Museum-ship outreach can reveal significant history on people’s doorstep and make specialist collections part of a shared public past.