The Stavanger Maritime Museum established in 1926 and finally located at its current premises in the port of Stavanger in 1985 and the buildings are believed to be 250 years old The development of the harbours are dealt with in detail and have enclosed the photographs of the plates so that the review is kept short The other highlight is the Tide Predicting Machine which picture could not be taken as there were reflections from glass enclosure..and the the tide prediction is now from 1975 onwards done by digital computing.This machine has 30 tidal harmonic constituents and built in 1947 by Chadburn Liverpool The technique used is described in the descriptive photo of machine and enclosed The importance of tide Predicting Machine is the use shortened the error prone and long manual process apart enhancing accuracy on hour to hour day to day for a year or so ahead ensuring the safety of ships seeking berth in harbour There are other facts like the long cruises 93 days 21 ports and covering a number of countries travelling on the ship Sagaford.These cruises lost out to aircrafts cutting down time drastically.. There are model ships of the earliest sail boats and these have great topical interest specially early sail boats with 7 sails with model on display A Museum truly worth visiting and spending time There is a cafeteria in the front part oof the museum and a video is included showing the waterfront and the colorful houses in the harbour area of Stavanger.