Vancouver Maritime Museum

Museum News

Jan 27/08

Jan 01/08

Spirit of Canada Ocean Challenge - February 5

Ben Franklin

Click here for a virtual tour of the Ben Franklin This is more than a virtual tour! Inside you will find not only a detailed virtual tour, but also a photo gallery, detailed history, videos, games and more!

Click here to view photos from the reunion of the crew of submersible Ben Franklin – September 2003

Article from Columbia College Today March 2004
They All Lived in a (White and) Yellow Submarine
By Shira Boss-Bicak ’93

Feature from Nasa website July 2004
Deep Sea Sub Story Resurfaces

Feature Article from ScienceChannel.com July 2004
The Disappearance of the PX-15

Current Exhibits

Online Exhibits

Permanent Exhibits/Galleries

Heritage Harbour

Children's Maritime Discovery Centre

St. Roch

Did you know?

That Captain George Vancouver was an experienced, sailor, explorer, navigator and cartographer who mapped the coastline of British Columbia in 1792. In several voyages between 1791 and 1795, Captain Vancouver charted for the first time the rugged coastline of what is today Oregon, Washington and British Columbia. So thorough were his charts, that mariners used them for well over a hundred years. One of the world’s great mariners, George Vancouver was born in King’s Lynn, UK on June 22, 1757. Although the British Navy Captain’s life ended in obscurity when he died in 1798, the city that bears his name will recognize his remarkable achievements.