Jacksonville Maritime Museum

The Jacksonville Maritime Museum (JMM) – which became known as the Jacksonville Maritime Heritage Center – told the maritime history of Jacksonville, Florida, United States, and the First Coast through its connection to the St. Johns River and the Atlantic Ocean. Its collection included large scale models of ships from Mayflower to present day vessels, as well as paintings, photographs and artifacts dating to 1562.

The Jacksonville Maritime Heritage Center began as the Jacksonville Maritime Museum in 1987 and was operated by the Jacksonville Maritime Museum Society, Inc., a non-profit, 501(c)(3) organization. Its goal was to provide a resource that illustrated the local impact of maritime trade and the many aspects of the maritime environment.

The museum housed hundreds of artifacts and included permanent exhibits on the aircraft carrier USS Saratoga and Napoleon B. Broward’s Three Friends Tugboat. Popular exhibits included St. Johns Riverboats, Shipbuilding in Jacksonville and the RMS Titanic diorama.