The Navy Petty Officer Colleges Museum

The Opening of the Navy Petty Officer Colleges Museum

         The Navy Petty Officer Colleges Museum, which includes the historical information and documents related to the Navy Petty Officer Training and Teaching with a historical past dating back to 1890, was opened by Naval Forces Commander Admiral Özden ÖRNEK on November 17, 2004 in Altınova / Yalova. The museum is located in the new constructed academic buildings of the Navy Noncommissioned Officer Vocational School of Higher Education Command.

The Core of the Museum

         The museum located in the Petty Officer Preparatory School / Beylerbeyi, which was abolished in 2003, had constituted the core of the new museum. The museum in Beylerbeyi, which was opened just a few years before the abolishment of the school, included only the photographs and albums related to the school, the memorial objects and cups.

The Goals of the Museum

• To improve the belonging feelings of the students by displaying them the history of the Navy Petty Officer Colleges.
  
  
• To keep the old memories of graduates alive by the formerly used uniforms, name lists, photographs, albums and memorandums.
  
  
• To display the books, devices, materials and equipment that were used in training in the past years.
  
  
• To prepare resources from the books, training programs, lists, information and contents for the future researchers.

The Exhibitions in the Museum

• A history board starting from The Navy Warrant Officer School, The Navy Petty Officer Preparatory School, The Petty Officer Professional Schools of Deck, Engine, Administrating and Office Management to the Navy Noncommissioned Officer Vocational School of Higher Education.
  
  
• Uniforms of the Navy Petty Officer Colleges.
  
  
• Up-to-date name lists of the graduates.
  
  
• Photographs and memorandums.
  
  
• Student albums and classroom placement plans used by the school administration in the previous years.
  
  
• Formerly used educational materials.
  
  
• The championship cup of the 'Competition of Five-Couple Rowing', which was on September 06, 1936 in the presence of the Great Leader Mustafa Kemal ATATÜRK and the King of Britain, Edward VIII; the championship cup of the 'Navy Competition of Four-Couple Rowing' won by the Navy Warrant Officer Candidates School in 1936; and Dumlupınar Volleyball Tournament Championship Cup won by the Navy Petty Officer Preparatory School in 1954 are among the exclusive historical values of the museum.
  
  
• In addition to these, the boards designed for the well-known graduates, whose achievements in the fields of culture, art, sports, science and business make us be proud, are displayed in a hall in the same building with the museum so that all the students can see them any time, which increases their motivation.