ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd θˈɜːɾi nˈaɪn ɪt wʌz ɐsˈaɪnd tə hˈaʊz ðə ɡɹˈoʊɪŋ kəlˈɛkʃən ʌvðə sˈɛntɹəl nˈeɪvəl mjuːzˈiəm, wˌɪtʃ tɹˈeɪst ɪts fˈaʊndɪŋ tə pˈiːɾɚ ðə ɡɹˈeɪts kɹiːˈeɪʃən ʌv hˈɪz "mˈɑːdəl tʃˈeɪmbɚ" ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd sˈɛvənhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪn.
In 1939 it was assigned to house the growing collection of the Central Naval Museum, which traced its founding to Peter the Great's creation of his "Model Chamber" in 1709.