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U.S. Navy Seabee Museum

Location:

Naval Base Ventura County
Building 99
Port Hueneme, CA 93043

Hours:

Tuesday through Friday: 0800-1600 (8 a.m. until 4 p.m.)
Saturday: 1000-1500 (10 a.m. until 3 p.m.)
Closed: Sunday & Monday, all Federal holidays, and the week between Christmas and New Years' Day

Base Access & Tours:

Personnel with no military or government affiliation not normally authorized unescorted access to NBVC Port Hueneme may access the installation for the purpose of visiting the Seabee Museum. There are two categories of Seabee Museum visits: Walk-In Visits and Scheduled Tours. For more information, please visit the NBVC website at https://www.cnic.navy.mil/ventura/Programs/ForceProtection/MuseumTours/index.htm.

Scheduled Tours are for groups of seven or more. To schedule a tour, please call (805) 982-5167. Please note all tours must be scheduled at least 7 working days in advance.

Seabee Archive:

The U.S. Navy Seabee Museum is also the main repository of the U.S. Navy Seabee’s operational history. The Seabee Archive maintains a select group of operational records, battalion histories, manuscripts, oral histories, biographies, and personal papers dealing with the Seabees since their creation in 1942

Reference Policy:

Due to limited staffing, the Archive provides reference assistance, rather than conducting in-depth research, for patrons who visit, call, or send a written inquiry to the Seabee Archive, 99 23rd Ave., Port Hueneme, CA 93043.

Museum Store:

The CEC/Seabee Historical Foundation has a Gift Shop in the Museum that helps support the museum's programs. For more information about the store, please visit http://www.seabeemuseumstore.org.

Phone Numbers:

General Inquiries: (805) 982-5165
Base Access Information: (805) 982-5169
Tours: (805) 982-5167
Archive: (805) 982-6497
Museum Store: (805) 982-5168

18 April 2008