Welcome to the Hampton Roads Naval Historical Foundation
The Navy's museum in Hampton Roads. Its mission of preserving and interpreting the history in the nation's finest harbor.
Hampton Roads Naval Historical Foundation supports Navy History in Coastal Virginia
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Your support and contributions will enable us to meet our goals and improve conditions. Your generous donation will fund our mission.
The Arleigh Burke at Sea Memorial
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The men and women of the Admiral’s Destroyer are dedicated to serving their country with honor and take great pride in what they do at sea. In support of these Sailors and the Navy’s heritage, we have embarked on a noble project to honor Admiral Arleigh Burke’s legacy.
Over the past months, friends of ARLEIGH BURKE have been busy locating, photographing, cataloging, and storing hundreds of historically significant artifacts that belonged to Arleigh and Bobbie Burke. With help from the surrounding surface warfare community, the Hampton Roads Naval Museum, and professional conservators from the Metropolitan Museum in New York, we have developed a plan to preserve and display these items throughout the ship.
Our endeavor coincides with the congressionally mandated Destroyer Modernization Program. DDGs 51-78 will be upgraded with the combat systems and engineering suites of the Navy’s newest destroyers. This effort will ensure USS ARLEIGH BURKE’S sea service into the future- These exhibits will be a timeless reminder to the crew of their inherited culture.
This educational effort will be coordinated by the Hampton Roads Naval Historical Foundation and executed with the assistance of the Hampton Roads Naval Museum staff. The fundraising effort Without the help of people like you we can not afford the project expense and cannot make the vision become a reality.
The crew of ARLEIGH BURKE sacrifices countless hours away from family and friends and your donation to this project will show your continued support for America’s fighting Sailors.
