Navy Ships
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Wilmington, North Carolina
This preserved vessel serves as North Carolina’s World War II memorial and is also a museum interpreting the history of all ships named North Carolina. Historically, and until most recently, the most capable class of major combatants, or capital ships, in the U.S. Navy were named for...
Port Norris, New Jersey
The schooner, A.J. Meerwald, is owned and operated by the Bayshore Discovery Project a not-for-profit educational organization with the mission of providing education and building stewardship to conserve and enrich the culture, history and natural resources of the Delaware Estuary.The 115' A.J....
Buffalo, New York
USS Little Rock, USS The Sullivans, and USS Croaker are among the historic ships on display at the naval park.Besides viewing exhibits and ships, creative use of the park has spanned an incredibly wide range. It doesn't matter whether it's a small intimate gathering or an event for 400 guests.
Albany, New York
During World War II 563 Destroyer Escorts battled Nazi U-Boats on the North Atlantic protecting convoys of men and material. Today, only one of these ships remains afloat in the United States: the USS Slater.Moored on the Hudson River in Albany, New York, the USS Slater has undergone an...
Baltimore, Maryland
The museum features four historic ships, including the USS Torsk submarine, which fought near the Japanese coast during World War II.In cooperation with the USS Constellation Museum, the Maritime Museum operates four historic ships and the Seven Foot Knoll Lighthouse. The four ships are the USS...
Vancouver, Washington
This landing craft infantry vessel earned a battle star for its service in the Pacific theatre of WWII.The LCI (L) 713 was originally built at the Lawley Shipyards in Neponset, Massachusetts and was commissioned on September 18th, in 1944. After shakedown and training cruises at Solomons, Maryland...
Hackensack, New Jersey
This museum chronicles an extensive collection of vessels and artifacts to help illuminate the history of naval warfare, especially during the 20th century.The exhibits and artifacts in the museum cover a wide range of naval history both within the United States and around the world. Historic...
Vallejo, California
This Vietnam War-era river warfare vessel aided in training programs in Cambodia and Thailand.The Patrol Boat, River vessels were manufactured during the Vietnam War for the purpose of patrolling and securing river areas in the conflict zone. This particular ship aided in training operations that...
Portland, Oregon
As the hostilities of WWII came to a close, this small, fast, heavily armed naval vessel was built and put in service.PT658 was built at the Higgins Industries Boatworks in New Orleans. The keel was laid down 2-24-45, launched on 4-11-45 and completed on July 30, 1945. The boat was originally...
Sacramento, California
The last "Fast Patrol Boat" of the Vietnam War is now undergoing restoration and open for guided tours.Liberty, PTF-26, is the last of the Vietnam-Conflict "Fast Patrol Boats". The PTFs were directly derived from the World War II PT Boats. The first two PTFs built were post WW...
Richmond, California
The ship has functioned as both a military and civilian vessel and its service record includes WWII, Korea, and Vietnam.The ship has functioned as both a military and civilian vessel and its service record includes WWII, Korea, and Vietnam.Of the 747 ships launched at Richmond during the War, only...
Lake George, New York
Marked by buoys and open to divers are seven of the 900 bateaux used during the British attack on Fort Carillon in the summer of 1758, as well as the 50-foot-long radeau Land Tortoise, the oldest intact war vessel in North America.From 1755 to 1763, Britain and France fought in the French and...
Baton Rouge , Louisiana
This extremely rare example of an American World War II Fletcher class destroyer is permanently docked across the street from the Old State Capitol on the Mississippi River.This extremely rare example of an American World War II Fletcher class destroyer is permanently docked across the street from...
Mobile, Alabama
In addition to touring the decks of the ship, visitors can go below in a World War II submarine, view cockpits of combat aircraft, and explore a plane like those flown by the Tuskegee Airmen.Displacing more than 44,500 tons, the USS ALABAMA measures 680 feet from stem to stern, half as long as the...
Honolulu, Hawaii
The Memorial commemorates the site where World War II began for the United States and is the final resting place for many of the battleship's 1,177 crew members who lost their lives.The Memorial commemorates the site where World War II began for the United States and is the final resting place for...
Washington, District Of Columbia
The Navy ship formed part of the quarantine of Cuba during the 1962 Missile Crisis. A portion of its interior is open to tours.This Forrest Sherman-class destroyer is only the third of its kind left in existence. She bears the name of John Barry, an officer who fought in the Continental Army during...
Portland, Oregon
This barbel-class submarine set a world record in 1961 for traveling the farthest distance completely submerged underwater.The USS Blueback, which features such postwar technological design innovations as the teardrop hull and the use of a single propeller, was the last in a long line of non-...
Charlestown, Massachusetts
Nicknamed "Old Ironsides," the oldest warship still in commission first launched in 1797.The USS Constitution was first launched in 1797. It served in the Quasi-War against France, the First Barbary War, and the War of 1812, during which it earned its nickname for the resilience it displayed in a...
Corpus Christi, Texas
This decomissioned World War II aircraft carrier entertains and educates visitors with flight simulators, a jet fighter gallery, and a Mega Theatre that features various movies on flight.During the 1980's the U.S. Navy came to realize that keeping in service its last remaining World War II Essex...
Rio Vista, California
This minesweeper ship traversed the waters off the coast of Vietnam in the latter half of the 1960s searching for explosives that could threaten American boats.The second Lucid (AM-458) was laid down by Higgins Inc. Shipyard, New Orleans, La., 16 March 1953, and launched 14 November 1953. After a...
Honolulu, Hawaii
Residing today just outside of Hawaii's Pearl Harbor, this Iowa-class battleship was the site of the 1945 surrender of the Japanese army, officially ending World War II.Residing today just outside of Hawaii's Pearl Harbor, this Iowa-class battleship was the site of the 1945 surrender of the...
Groton, Connecticut
Launched in 1954, the USS Nautilus was the first nuclear-powered submarine ever constructed.Launched in 1954, the USS Nautilus was the first nuclear-powered submarine ever constructed.The development of a nuclear propulsion plant by a group of Atomic Energy Commission scientists led by Captain...
Bremerton, Washington
This naval destroyer was one of two ships involved in the Gulf of Tonkin Incident of August 1964, which led to an escalation of the Vietnam War.The USS Turner Joy (DD-951), famed Navy destroyer from the Vietnam War, is now maintained and administered by the Bremerton Historic Ships Association. The...
Norfolk, Virginia
This Iowa-class battleship was launched in late 1943 and went on to serve in multiple conflicts after World War II.The USS Wisconsin, launched on December 7, 1943, the second anniversary of the bombing of Pearl Harbor, served in WWII, the Korean War, and the 1991 Gulf War. It now functions as a...
Manitowoc, Wisconsin
Located on the shores of Lake Michigan, the Wisconsin Maritime Museum offers visitors a unique place to spend hours learning about the sailors, shipbuilders and submariners who made that history, and to have some great family fun.Founded in 1970 as the Manitowoc Submarine Memorial Association, the...