List of museum ships in North America
This list of museum ships in North America is a list of notable museum ships located in the continent of North America and it may include ones in overseas parts of Canada and the United States. This includes "ships preserved in museums" defined broadly, but is intended to be limited to substantial (large) ships or, in a few cases, very notable boats or dugout canoes or the like. This does not include submarines; see List of submarine museums for those. This includes ships formerly serving as museums or preserved at museums, as well as current ones. This includes ships on static display or floating and sometimes used for excursions. It includes only genuine historic ships; replica ships, some associated with museums, are listed separately in the List of ship replicas.
Some historic ships actively used for excursions, and not previously or currently associated with museums, are included in the list of classic vessels. For shipwrecks that may be visited by diving, including some perhaps associated with museums, see List of shipwrecks.
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Canada
[edit]- Former
Ship | Image | Preservation location | From | Year launched | Type | Fate | Remarks |
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SS Norisle[24] | ![]() | Assiginack | ![]() | 1946 | Ferry | Scrapped at Port Colborne. | |
MS Norgoma[25] | ![]() | Sault Ste. Marie | ![]() | 1950 | Ferry | Awaiting scrapping at Sault Ste Marie. |
Cuba
[edit]Ship | Image | Year launched | Origin | Type | Location | Notes |
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Granma[26] | ![]() | 1943 | ![]() | Cabin cruiser | Memorial Granma, Havana, Cuba 23°08′27″N 82°21′25″W / 23.14083°N 82.35694°W | Transported Fidel Castro, Che Guevara and 80 other revolutionaries to Cuba in 1956. |
Mexico
[edit]- Former
Ship | Image | Preservation location | From | Year launched | Type | Fate | Remarks |
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ARM Durango[27] | ![]() | Mazatlán, Sinaloa | ![]() | 1935 | Gunboat | Scrapped in 2009. | |
ARM Guanajuato[28][29] | ![]() | Boca del Río, Veracruz 19°06′02″N 96°06′15″W / 19.10045°N 96.10423°W | ![]() | 1934 | Gunboat | Scrapped in 2023. |
United States
[edit]- See also List of museum ships of the United States military, which is organized by military service and includes museum ships "of" the United States preserved in other nations.
Alabama
[edit]- See also List of submarine museums in the United States, which includes at least one in Alabama
Ship | Image | Year launched | Origin | Type | Location | Notes |
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USS Alabama[30] | ![]() | 1942 | ![]() | Battleship | Battleship Memorial Park, Mobile, Alabama 30°40′54″N 88°00′52″W / 30.68178°N 88.01448°W | Cramped ship which served in North Atlantic then in Pacific, including bombardments of Okinawa and Japanese mainland. |
Montgomery[31] | ![]() | 1925 | ![]() | Snagboat | Tom Bevill Lock and Dam Visitor Center, Pickensville, Alabama 33°12′44″N 88°17′10″W / 33.21222°N 88.28611°W | Steam-powered sternwheel-propelled US Army Corps of Engineers' ship which cleared obstructions in navigable rivers of Alabama, Georgia, and Florida until 1982. |
Alaska
[edit]Ship | Image | Year launched | Origin | Type | Location | Notes |
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Libby's No. 23[32] | ![]() | 1914 | ![]() | Sailboat | Lake Clark National Park and Preserve, Alaska 60°11′51″N 154°19′20″W / 60.19750°N 154.32222°W | |
Nenana[33] | ![]() | 1933 | ![]() | Sternwheeler | Pioneer Park, Fairbanks, Alaska |
Arkansas
[edit]- See also List of submarine museums in the United States, which includes at least one in Arkansas
Ship | Image | Year launched | Origin | Type | Location | Notes |
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Hoga[34] | ![]() | 1940 | ![]() | District harbor tug | Arkansas Inland Maritime Museum, North Little Rock, Arkansas 34°45′08″N 92°16′01″W / 34.75227°N 92.26688°W | Pearl Harbor participant |
California
[edit]- See also List of submarine museums in the United States, which includes at least six in California
- Former
Ship | Country of preservation | Region of preservation | City of preservation | From | Year launched | Type | Fate | Remarks |
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Caritas | United States | California | Smith River | Germany![]() | 1925 | Patrol yacht | Closed in 2012. | Remains in the same spot as of 2021. |
Ningpo[66] | United States | California | Catalina Harbor | China![]() | 1753 | Junk | Burned in 1938. | |
Wapama | United States | California | Richmond | United States | 1915 | Steam schooner | Scrapped in 2015. |
Connecticut
[edit]- See also List of submarine museums in the United States, which includes at least six in Connecticut
Florida
[edit]- See also List of submarine museums in the United States, which includes at least one in Florida
Ship | Image | Year launched | Origin | Type | Location | Notes |
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SS American Victory[83] | ![]() | 1945 | ![]() | Cargo ship | American Victory Ship & Museum, Tampa, Florida 27°56′38″N 82°26′39″W / 27.94389°N 82.44417°W | |
Deep Diver[84] | 1966 | ![]() | Research submersible | Marine Sciences Center, Fort Pierce, Florida | ||
USCGC Ingham[85] | ![]() | 1936 | ![]() | Cutter | Key West, Florida 24°33′08″N 81°48′28″W / 24.55225°N 81.807694°W | |
USS Orleck[86] | ![]() | 1945 | ![]() | Destroyer | Jacksonville, Florida 30°19′26″N 81°39′24″W / 30.32393°N 81.65659°W | Served in the US Navy from 1945 to 1982, sold to Turkey and renamed Yücetepe (D 345). Museum ship in Texas from 2000 until she was transferred to Jacksonville in 2022. |
PTF 3[87] | ![]() | 1962 | ![]() | Fast patrol boat | DeLand Naval Air Station Museum, DeLand, Florida |
- former
Ship | Country of preservation | Region of preservation | City of preservation | From | Year launched | Type | Fate | Remarks |
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Huntington[88] | United States | Florida | Palm Beach | ![]() | 1933 | Tugboat | Scrapped in 2010. |
Georgia
[edit]- See also List of submarine museums in the United States, which includes at least one in Georgia
Hawaii
[edit]- See also List of submarine museums in the United States, which includes at least two in Hawaii
Ship | Image | Year launched | Origin | Type | Location | Notes |
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USS Missouri[89] | ![]() | 1944 | ![]() | Battleship | Pearl Harbor, Hawaii 21°21′44″N 157°57′12″W / 21.36222°N 157.95333°W | Received Japanese surrender in 1945 |
- Former
Ship | Image | Country of preservation | Region of preservation | City of preservation | From | Year launched | Type | Fate | Remarks |
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Carthaginian | ![]() | United States | Hawaii | Lahaina, Hawaii | Denmark![]() | 1921 | Schooner | Ran aground in 1972, later scrapped. | |
Carthaginian II | ![]() | United States | Hawaii | Lahaina, Hawaii | Sweden![]() | 1920 | Schooner | Sunk as an artificial reef in 2005. | |
Falls of Clyde | ![]() | United States | Hawaii | Honolulu, Hawaii 21°18′20″N 157°51′54″W / 21.30569°N 157.865°W | ![]() | 1878 | Oil tanker clipper ship |
Idaho
[edit]- See also List of submarine museums in the United States, which includes at least one in Idaho
Illinois
[edit]- See also List of submarine museums in the United States, which includes at least one in Illinois
Indiana
[edit]- See also List of submarine museums in the United States, which includes at least one in Indiana
Ship | Image | Year launched | Origin | Type | Location | Notes |
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USS LST-325[90] | ![]() | 1942 | ![]() | Landing Ship, Tank | Evansville, Indiana 37°58′22″N 87°34′50″W / 37.97288°N 87.58042°W |
Iowa
[edit]Ship | Image | Year launched | Origin | Type | Location | Notes |
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George M. Verity[91] | 1927 | ![]() | Towboat | Keokuk, Iowa 40°23′25″N 91°22′47″W / 40.39039°N 91.37986°W | ||
Lone Star | ![]() | 1868 | ![]() | Towboat | Buffalo Bill Museum, LeClaire, Iowa | |
Sergeant Floyd[92] | 1932 | ![]() | Towboat | Sioux City Public Museum, Sioux City, Iowa 42°29′28″N 96°25′07″W / 42.49117°N 96.41861°W | ||
William M. Black[93] | ![]() | 1934 | ![]() | Dredger | National Mississippi River Museum & Aquarium, Dubuque, Iowa 42°29′44″N 90°39′44″W / 42.49556°N 90.66222°W |
Louisiana
[edit]- See also List of submarine museums in the United States, which includes at least one in Louisiana
Ship | Image | Year launched | Origin | Type | Location | Notes |
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USS Kidd[94] | ![]() | 1943 | ![]() | Destroyer | USS Kidd Veterans Museum, Baton Rouge, Louisiana 30°26′40″N 91°11′29″W / 30.44431°N 91.19151°W | |
PT-305[95] | 1943 | ![]() | PT Boat | The National WWII Museum, New Orleans, Louisiana 30°02′27″N 90°00′47″W / 30.04082°N 90.01317°W | Operational |
Maine
[edit]- See also List of submarine museums in the United States, which includes at least two in Maine
Maryland
[edit]- See also List of submarine museums in the United States, which includes at least one in Maryland
Ship | Image | Year launched | Origin | Type | Location | Notes |
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Baltimore[96] | ![]() | 1906 | ![]() | Tugboat | Baltimore Museum of Industry, Maryland 39°16′27″N 76°36′05″W / 39.27420°N 76.60136°W | |
Chesapeake (LV116)[97] | ![]() | 1930 | ![]() | Lightvessel | Historic Ships in Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland | |
USS Constellation[98] | 1854 | ![]() | Sloop | U.S.S. Constellation Museum, Inner Harbor, Baltimore, Maryland 39°17′08″N 76°36′40″W / 39.285528°N 76.611194°W | ||
SS John W. Brown[99] | ![]() | 1942 | ![]() | Cargo ship | Canton Pier 13, 4601 Newgate Avenue, Baltimore, Maryland 39°15′35″N 76°33′22″W / 39.25972°N 76.55611°W | |
NS Savannah[100] | ![]() | 1959 | ![]() | Nuclear merchant ship | Canton Marine Terminal, Baltimore, Maryland 39°15′30″N 76°33′20″W / 39.25847°N 76.55542°W | |
WHEC-37[101] | ![]() | 1935 | ![]() | Cutter | Inner Harbor of Baltimore | Formerly USCGC Taney |
Massachusetts
[edit]- See also List of submarine museums in the United States, which includes at least one in Massachusetts
- former
Ship | Country of preservation | Region of preservation | City of preservation | From | Year launched | Type | Fate | Remarks |
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Hiddensee[111] | United States | Massachusetts | Fall River | East Germany![]() | 1984 | Corvette | Scrapped in October 2023. |
Michigan
[edit]- See also List of submarine museums in the United States, which includes at least two in Michigan
- Former
Ship | Image | Location of preservation | From | Year launched | Type | Fate | Remarks |
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Alvin Clark | ![]() | Menominee, Michigan | United States![]() | 1846 or 1847 | Schooner | Demolished in 1994 | Delisted from the National Register of Historic Places on June 10, 2020[123] |
USCGC Bramble[124] | ![]() | Port Huron, Michigan | United States![]() | 1943 | Cutter/Buoy tender | Scrapped in Gibson, Louisiana in 2023.[125] | Was a museum ship at Port Huron Museum from after 2003 decommissioning until closed to the public in 2011. |
Minnesota
[edit]Ship | Image | Year launched | Origin | Type | Location | Notes |
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Bayfield[126] | ![]() | 1953 | ![]() | Tugboat | Lake Superior Maritime Visitor Center, Duluth, Minnesota 46°46′47″N 92°05′31″W / 46.779852°N 92.09202°W | |
SS William A. Irvin[127] | ![]() | 1938 | ![]() | Lake freighter | Duluth Entertainment Convention Center, Duluth, Minnesota 46°46′58″N 92°05′50″W / 46.78278°N 92.09722°W |
- former
Ship | Image | Year launched | Origin | Type | Location | Notes |
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Lake Superior[128] | ![]() | 1943 | ![]() | Tugboat | Duluth, Minnesota 46°46′55″N 92°05′48″W / 46.781874°N 92.096764°W | Museum ship from 1996 to 2007. Sold off and remains unused in Duluth. |
USCGC Sundew[129] | ![]() | 1942 | ![]() | USCG Seagoing Buoy Tender | Duluth, Minnesota 46°46′35″N 92°06′16″W / 46.77633°N 92.10444°W | Sold to private owners in 2021 |
Mississippi
[edit]Ship | Image | Year launched | Origin | Type | Location | Notes |
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USS Cairo[130] | ![]() | 1862 | ![]() | Gunboat | Vicksburg National Military Park, Vicksburg, Mississippi 32°22′33″N 90°52′00″W / 32.37583°N 90.86667°W |
- Former
Ship | Country of preservation | Region of preservation | City of preservation | From | Year launched | Type | Fate | Remarks |
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Sprague[131] | United States | Mississippi | Vicksburg | ![]() | 1902 | Towboat | Destroyed by fire in 1974. |
Missouri
[edit]Ship | Image | Year launched | Origin | Type | Location | Notes |
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USS Aries[132] | ![]() | 1981 | ![]() | Hydrofoil | USS Aries PHM-5 Hydrofoil Memorial, Brunswick, Missouri 38°40′15″N 91°33′10″W / 38.67083°N 91.55278°W |
- Former
Ship | Country of preservation | Region of preservation | City of preservation | From | Year launched | Type | Fate | Remarks |
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USS Inaugural[133] | United States | Missouri | St. Louis | United States![]() | 1944 | Minesweeper | Sank in the Great Flood of 1993. | Wreck remains visible as of 2021. |
Nebraska
[edit]- See also List of submarine museums in the United States, which includes at least two in Nebraska
Ship | Image | Year launched | Origin | Type | Location | Notes |
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Captain Meriwether Lewis[134] | 1931 | ![]() | Dredger | Museum of Missouri River History, Nebraska 40°23′41″N 95°39′02″W / 40.39472°N 95.65056°W | ||
USS Hazard[135] | ![]() | 1944 | ![]() | Minesweeper | Freedom Park, East Omaha, Omaha, Nebraska 41°16′37″N 95°54′06″W / 41.27694°N 95.90167°W | National Historic Landmark |
New Hampshire
[edit]- See also List of submarine museums in the United States, which includes at least one in New Hampshire
New Jersey
[edit]- See also List of submarine museums in the United States, which includes at least five in New Jersey
Ship | Image | Year launched | Origin | Type | Location | Notes |
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USS New Jersey [136] | ![]() | 1942 | ![]() | Battleship | Camden, New Jersey 39°56′21″N 75°07′58″W / 39.93917°N 75.13278°W | NRHP (2004)[137] |
New Mexico
[edit]- See also List of submarine museums in the United States, which includes at least one in New Mexico
New York
[edit]- See also List of submarine museums in the United States, which includes at least three in New York
North Carolina
[edit]Ship | Image | Year launched | Origin | Type | Location | Notes |
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CSS Neuse[167] | ![]() | 1864 | ![]() | Ironclad | CSS Neuse and Governor Caswell Memorial, 100 N. Queen St., Kinston, North Carolina[167] 35°15′37″N 77°34′53″W / 35.26041°N 77.58144°W | |
USS North Carolina[168] | ![]() | 1940 | ![]() | Battleship | Wilmington, North Carolina 34°14′11″N 77°57′15″W / 34.23639°N 77.95417°W |
Ohio
[edit]- See also List of submarine museums in the United States, which includes at least one in Ohio
Ship | Image | Year launched | Origin | Type | Location | Notes |
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Majestic[169] | ![]() | 1923 | ![]() | Showboat | River View Park and Walk, Richmond, Ohio 38°57′01″N 84°17′03″W / 38.95024°N 84.28411°W | |