Maritime, Fluvial and Harbor Museum of Rouen facts for kids

Sulzer Motor of 400 cv and 28 tons which equipped a trawler (1937)

The Musée Maritime, Fluvial et Portuaire de Rouen (English: Maritime, Fluvial and Harbor Museum of Rouen) is a museum in France. It is about the history of the port of Rouen, which is one the greatest ports of France. The main themes are:

• the history of the port with photos
• the infrastructures of the port
• the greatest sail ships of Rouen
• the merchant navy
• river navigation
• ship building
• whale hunting
• the history of the submarines, with a reproduction of the interior of the Nautilus from Robert Fulton

Hangar 13, where the museum is

It is possible to see a 38 meter long barge which can be visited, trawler and barge motors and a whale skeleton.

The museum is in a former hangar of the port, not far from the new bridge.