The Bellingham International Maritime Museum is a not-for-profit organization formed to honor, celebrate, record and preserve the rich maritime history of Bellingham, Whatcom County, and Puget Sound, with a special emphasis on the Pacific Northwest regional trans-border nautical heritage shared by Washington State, British Columbia, and Alaska. The museum honors the cultural and fraternal community of boat and ship builders who produced high-quality Vietnam-era military vessels and watercraft, as well as the servicemen and women who crewed and served on them.