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For ships that are not original see Ship Replica . For preserved incomplete ships see Ships Preserved In Museums A museum ship, or sometimes '''memorial ship''', is a website) There are several hundred museum ships around the world, often associated with Maritime Museum s. SIGNIFICANCE '' pose for photos after the Anniversary of the End of World War II ceremony.]] Despite the long history of sea travel, the ravages of the elements and the expense of maintenance has resulted in the destruction of nearly all the ships that were ever built, often by sinking, usually by being broken up and sold for scrap. Only a few have survived, sometimes because of historical significance, but more often simply due to luck and circumstance. Since an old ship tied up at dockside, without attention, will still decay and eventually sink, the practice of recent years has been to form some sort of preservation society, solicit donations from governments and the wealthy, organize volunteer labor from the enthusiasts, and open the restored ship to visitors, usually for a fee. The website) Another discussion in the preservation community is the distinction between a 'real' museum ship, and a , paper from the 'Third International Conference on the Technical Aspects of the Preservation of Historic Vessels' (1997) webpage on the San Francisco Maritime Park Association website Visitors without historical background are also often unable to distinguish between a historical museum ship and a more-or-less historically relevant ship replica, which may serve solely as a tourist attraction. MUSEUM USAGE Typically the visitor enters via gangplank, wanders around on the deck, then goes below, usually using the original stairways, giving a sense of how the crew got around. The interior features restored but inactivated equipment, enhanced with mementos including old photographs, explanatory displays, pages from the ship's logs, menus, and the like. Some will add recorded sound effects, audio tours or video displays to add to the experience. A number of the larger museum ships have begun to offer hosting for weddings, meetings, and other events, sleepovers, and on a few ships still seaworthy, cruises. In this category is the ''Constitution's'' annual "turnaround", where the old ship is towed out into the harbor and brought back in facing the other way, so as to weather evenly. A place on the deck is by invitation or lottery only, and highly prized. The Tourism appeal of a city waterfront graced by an interesting old vessel is such that most port cities of the world now have at least one museum ship, even if it has meant building a Replica Ship at great expense. The first museum ship could be considered to be Jason 's '' Argo '', which after his expedition for the Golden Fleece , was preserved on a beach and shown to visitors for ages afterwards. NOTABLE MUSEUM SHIPS See Also: List of museum ships SEE ALSO REFERENCES EXTERNAL LINKS
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