Its unusual gothic architecture, with dominating red brick, was intended to imitate the castle Ordensburg Marienburg, founded in 1274.

Today, the collection of the National Maritime Museum in Greenwich, London includes old ship models, old paintings and flags taken from the Naval Academy Mürwik by British troops after the War.

and consists of four parts: Being new in the German Navy, all cadets first perform six weeks of collective basic training at Mürwik.

Cadets who will serve at the German forces' medical service only take part in the first trip with Gorch Fock and the six weeks basic training.

The advanced training lasts up to two years, depending on the officers' choice of an operational or engineering career and on the type of vessel they are going to serve on.