The cannon will not be fired from 20 December 2025 to 12 January 2026. We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause and appreciate your understanding.
The Museum's replica cannon is fired each week day at 12pm in the marina.
Watch from the concourse for an impressive sound and release of confetti.
In keeping with sailors timekeeping tradition, the initial purpose of the noon gun was to allow ships in the port to check the accuracy of their marine chronometers (a precision instrument used aboard ships to help calculate longitude).