The origins of the Naval Museum date back to 1966, when a naval Historical collection was displayed at the Castle Military and Maritime Museum in Cape Town. In the mid 1970’s a part the naval collection was transferred to the Martello Tower. in Simon’s Town. Thereafter, Fort Wynyard in Cape Town, which also incorporated the Museum of Coast and Anti-aircraft Artillery. With an order to decentralization all Defence Museums, from the former Directorate Military Museums to the various Arms of Service in June 1987!