SEA POWER

 - photographs of RN ships before and during WW2

- Sea King helicopter engine and parts of the rotor blade

- parts of the Rapier missile system

- German display including a WW1 U-boat gun

Although this looks like it could have been one of the original buildings from the 1940s it was actually built after WW2 for agricultural purposes. Found in a semi-derelict condition it has been restored to be a major display area.

The building was called “Sea Power” when it first came into use as this was then the only building dedicated solely to the Royal Navy. There are now four RN buildings at the museum and although this building still contains a large amount of material related to the Royal Navy there are other items there as well. One of the main reasons for this is that it is one of only two buildings that have large entrance doors which can allow larger items to be displayed under cover.

As well as photographs and artefacts relating to the Royal Navy this building also houses our German display, including a very impressive deck-gun from a WW1 U-Boat. Considering its size, visitors are usually amazed when they read that this gun was brought up in the fishing nets of a Cornish trawler.

Awaiting restoration in this building is a WW2 barrage-balloon winch, although unfortunately we do not have an actual balloon to go with it!