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A statue of the Fighting Seabee, the bee emblem of the US Navy's Seabees, stands outside the gate on the grounds of the US Navy Seabee Museum in Port Hueneme, California, according to the Navy Seabee Foundation's memorial listing.
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The Fighting Seabee is a bee in a sailor's hat carrying a wrench, a hammer and a submachine gun, and the Navy's construction battalions have used it as their emblem since the Second World War. The Hoover Institution says Frank Iafrate designed the insignia in 1942. The Navy Seabee Foundation, whose memorial listing was updated in August 2026, places the statue “Outside the gate on the Museum Grounds”, and says large metal Seabees have been placed at military bases and training centres around the world. The Naval History and Heritage Command describes the museum as established in 1947, the second oldest in the Navy's museum system, and located outside the base fence line (as archived in December 2025).
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The Navy Seabee Foundation places the statue outside the gate on the museum grounds. The Naval History and Heritage Command page, as archived in December 2025, lists the museum open 10 am to 4 pm Monday to Saturday, closed Sunday and federal holidays, with free admission and parking. The museum sits on Naval Base Ventura County, outside the base fence line; check the museum's current hours and entry arrangements before visiting.
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U.S. Navy Seabee Museum, 3201 S. Ventura Road at Sunkist Street, Port Hueneme, California. The Navy page (archived December 2025) places the museum outside the base fence line; the Navy Seabee Foundation places the statue outside the gate on the museum grounds.
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