USNTC Bainbridge Museum — Attraction in Port Deposit

Visited this place on July 19th, 2025. It was somewhat interesting to me because I was at Bainbridge for four months in 1972 learning how to be a Naval Communicator (Radioman A School), which turned out I was very good at. However, there was NOTHING about the Radioman school, and it seemed way more focused on the WWII boot camp and WAVE training than the several service schools that were there (nuclear, yeoman, radioman, electronics, etc). So it is interesting to some degree......if you went there.....but otherwise, don't feel like you're missing something. The main interest to me was that the old base entrance was still marginally existing; if you went there, you can recreate it by memory. A historic plaque and some street curbing is all that is left, but the old entrance roads are securely fenced off. It's only open Saturdays and...

This small group of dedicated individuals has done an excellent job of preserving the memory of this base which served as a boot camp and where I attended Radioman A school. The base, or what's left of it, is closed to the public but many nice photos and albums from people who served there are in the museum. They have plans for the future including possibly having a museum on the old grounds. As many of us who went through there are passing in our last review, it is fitting that we support this tribute to a part of our past when one served one's country with pride and...

Small museum dedicated to the Bainbridge Naval base. The small museum is excellently run and staffed. They have a ton of information, artifacts and resources available to anyone needing information about the naval academy and those who attend. Unfortunately the navy training base has since been closed. However, as of recently there are plans to redevelop it into an economic driver with the area being rezoned for...