Deb Fuller wrote:
> It depends on the museum. If it is a Federally funded museum run by
> the Navy like the USS Constitution in Boston, then some employees are
> active duty Navy. The Constitution has its own captain and crew made
> up of Navy officers and enlisted. They are responsible for the day to
> day running and maintenance of the ship tho' their positions are
> mainly ceremonial - sort of like the Old Guard in the Army. The rest
> of the positions are federal, US government positions.

The Constitution has a Navy crew because it is still a commissioned warship in the United States Navy. (The Oldest Commissioned vessel in the fleet at that!)
Though it's role is as a floating museum. 

ps - 
The USS Arizona (G-d rest the souls of her gallant crew this December 7 and forever more) is also still a Commissioned vessel and will ever be so.

Scott D. Peters
Historically Speaking
Manalapan, NJ 

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