POULSBO — Jack B. James, a retired Navy commander and SEAL, is the new director of the museum ship, the USS Turner Joy (www.ussturnerjoy.org), on the Bremerton waterfront.

The Turner Joy (DD-951) was decommissioned in 1982 and is maintained and administered by the Bremerton Historic Ships Association. Tours are available March 1 to Oct. 23, and Nov. 1 to Feb. 28 or 29. Veterans can tour for free on Veterans Day.

James is president of the Pacific Northwest chapter of the UDT-Seal Association. The association sponsored the creation of a model of the USS Grayback, which will be presented to the Naval Undersea Museum in Keyport in March.

He also organized and participated in a walk across the Olympic Mountains to call attention to the America’s Mighty Warrior program.