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Historic Sites
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Battleship North Carolina Wilmington, North Carolina |
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Bayshore Discovery Project Port Norris, New Jersey |
The 115' A.J. |
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Buffalo And Erie County Naval And Military Park Buffalo, New York |
Besides viewing exhibits and ships, creative use of the park has spanned an incredibly |
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Destroyer Escort Historical Museum: Uss Slater Albany, New York |
Moored on the Hudson River in Albany, New York, the USS Slater has undergone an extensi |
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Great Lakes Naval Memorial And Museum Muskegon, Michigan |
Great Lakes Naval Memorial and Museum invites visitors to step back into time aboard tw |
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Historic Ships In Baltimore Baltimore, Maryland |
In cooperation with the USS Constellation Museum, the Maritime Museum operates four his |
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Independence Seaport Museum Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
Visitors can explore the science, history and art of boats and boat building at the mus |
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Lci (l) 713 Vancouver, Washington |
The LCI (L) 713 was originally built at the Lawley Shipyards in Neponset, Massachusetts |
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National Civil War Naval Museum Columbus, Georgia |
Located in Columbus, Georgia, the National Civil War Naval Museum at Port Columbus is t |
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New Jersey Naval Museum Hackensack, New Jersey |
The exhibits and artifacts in the museum cover a wide range of naval history both withi |
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Pbr Mark Ii Vallejo, California |
The Patrol Boat, River vessels were manufactured during the Vietnam War for the purpose |
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Pt 658 Portland, Oregon |
PT658 was built at the Higgins Industries Boatworks in New Orleans. |
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Ptf 26 Liberty Sacramento, California |
Liberty, PTF-26, is the last of the Vietnam-Conflict "Fast Patrol Boats". |
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SS Red Oak Victory Richmond, California |
The ship has functioned as both a military and civilian vessel and its service record i |
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Steamship Historical Society of America East Providence, Rhode Island |
THE STEAMSHIP HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA was established in 1935 as a means of bring |
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Submerged Heritage Preserve Program Lake George, New York |
Marked by buoys and open to divers are seven of the 900 bateaux used during the British |
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U.S.S. Kidd Baton Rouge , Louisiana |
This extremely rare example of an American World War II Fletcher class destroyer is per |
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Uss Alabama Battleship Mobile, Alabama |
Displacing more than 44,500 tons, the USS ALABAMA measures 680 feet from stem to stern, |
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USS Arizona Memorial Honolulu, Hawaii |
The Memorial commemorates the site where World War II began for the United States and i |
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USS Barry Washington, District Of Columbia |
The Navy ship formed part of the quarantine of Cuba during the 1962 Missile Crisis. |
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Uss Blueback Portland, Oregon |
The USS Blueback, which features such postwar technological design innovations as the t |
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USS Constellation Museum Baltimore, Maryland |
The last all sail ship built by the U.S. |
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USS Constitution Charlestown, Massachusetts |
Nicknamed "Old Ironsides," the oldest warship still in commission first launched in 179 |
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Uss Lexington Corpus Christi, Texas |
During the 1980's the U.S. |
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Uss Lucid Rio Vista, California |
The second Lucid (AM-458) was laid down by Higgins Inc. |
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USS Missouri Honolulu, Hawaii |
Residing today just outside of Hawaii's Pearl Harbor, this Iowa-class battleship was th |
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USS Nautilus Groton, Connecticut |
Launched in 1954, the USS Nautilus was the first nuclear-powered submarine ever constru |
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Uss Turner Joy Bremerton, Washington |
The USS Turner Joy (DD-951), famed Navy destroyer from the Vietnam War, is now maintain |
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USS Wisconsin Norfolk, Virginia |
This Iowa-class battleship was launched in late 1943 and went on to serve in multiple c |
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Wisonsin Maritime Museum Manitowoc, Wisconsin |
Founded in 1970 as the Manitowoc Submarine Memorial Association, the Wisconsin Maritime |
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