[1] The museum also includes a library that stocks documents, pictures and other relevant artifacts relating to maritime history.

In 1941 it was chartered by the government for service in the Middle East, but did not sail because Japan entered World War II.

Another WW2 vessel located at the museum is the Torres Strait type of pearling lugger, "Penguin", which was used by the Americans during WW2, along with the dinghy from General Douglas MacArthur's motor Yacht "Shangri-La".

Information is also provided about how lighthouse technology developed from the early oil wick burners to the modern equipment used in the present day.

It is a white, octagonal wooden tower covered with corrugated iron sheets, and the roof of lantern is red.