THEN... Only 50 Howell torpedoes, the first successful American torpedo, were ever made. In the museum’s beginning years, we were fortunate enough to acquire one of the remaining five. The torpedo is one of the most significant artifacts in our collection, due to its rarity and the clever flywheel and gyroscopic engineering that made it a success. NOW... The backbone of a museum’s mission is caring for its artifacts. We acquired 1,183 artifacts in 2019, and loaned 55 artifacts to other institutions, where more than 2 million people viewed them. Using information from our collection, we assisted with 176 research inquiries. ANNUAL REPORT 2 0 1 9
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