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In a foreword on the site, William S. Dudley, former Director of Naval History for the U.S. Navy, says, “It is important that we support the dedicated efforts of the many volunteers whose work enables us to visit these ships. Naval veterans would want us to maintain and interpret these vessels, as a source of patriotism and inspiration for the naval service, as well as a potential source of recruitment. It is often said about naval vessels that they are more than floating structures of wood, hemp, and canvas; more than riveted iron or welded steel brought into being so that they can be fought against the enemy. They take on the spirit of the men and women who serve in them, and the ships' names become a source of motivation and strength for their sailors.”

And, by the way, a source of motivation and strength for all of us who appreciate their bravery and the sacrifices they made on our behalf.

This is a list of naval or maritime museums and/or memorials in the United States and Canada that are members of the Historical Naval Ships Association. They are arranged by type of vessel. Some museums may be listed under more than one vessel type. Note that many museums observe seasonal hours and closings.

Aircraft Carrier
Hornet
Museum
P.O. Box 460
Pier 3, Alameda Point
Alameda, CA 94501
(510) 521-8448
Fax: (510) 521-8327
E-mail: [email protected]
www.uss-hornet.org

 

Intrepid
Sea-Air-Space Museum
Pier 86
West 46th Street & 12th Avenue
New York, NY 10036-4103
(212) 245-0072
Fax: (212) 245-7289
www.intrepidmuseum.org

 

Lady Lex Museum on the Bay
2914 North Shoreline Boulevard
Corpus Christi, TX 78403
(361) 888-4873
Fax: (362) 883-8361
E-mail: [email protected]
www.usslexington.com/

 

San Diego Aircraft Carrier Museum
910 North Harbor Drive
San Diego, CA 92101-3321
(619) 544-9600
Fax: (619) 544-9188
E-mail: [email protected]
www.midway.org

 

Patriots Point Naval & Maritime Museum
40 Patriots Point Road
Mount Pleasant, SC 29464
(843) 884-2727
Fax: (843) 881-4232
E-mail: [email protected]
www.state.sc.us/patpt/
www.ussyorktown.com/yorktown/

USS
Alabama
Battleship Commission
Battleship Memorial Park
2703 Battleship Parkway, P.O. Box 65
Mobile, AL 36601-0065
(800) GANGWAY/(800) 426-4929
Fax: (251) 433-2777
E-mail: [email protected]
www.ussalabama.com

 

USS
Arizona
Memorial
National Park Service
1 Arizona Memorial Place
Honolulu, HI 96818-3145
(808) 422-2771
Fax: (808) 483-8608
www.nps.gov/usar/
www.arizonamemorial.org
www.pearlharbormemorial.com

 

Battleship Cove
5 Water Street, P.O. Box 111
Fall River, MA 02722-0111
(508) 678-1100
Fax: (508) 674-5597
E-mail: [email protected]
www.battleshipcove.org

 

USS
Missouri
Memorial Association
P.O. Box 879
Aiea, HI 96818-4572
(808) 423-2263
Toll-free: (888) 877-6477
Fax: (808) 423-0700
E-mail: [email protected]
www.ussmissouri.com

 

USS
North Carolina
Battleship Memorial
Box 480
Wilmington, NC 28402
(910) 251-5797
Fax: (910) 251-5807
E-mail: [email protected]
www.battleshipnc.com/index.htm

 

Battleship
New Jersey
Museum
62 Battleship Place
Camden, NJ 08103-3302
(856) 966-1652
Fax: (856) 966-3131
E-mail: [email protected]
www.battleshipnewjersey.org

 

San Jacinto State Historical Park
3523 Highway 134
LaPorte, TX 77571
(281) 479-2431
Fax: (281) 479-4197
E-mail: [email protected]
www.usstexasbb35.com

 

USS
Arizona
Memorial
National Park Service
1 Arizona Memorial Place
Honolulu, HI 96818-3145
(808) 422-2771
Fax: (808) 483-8608
E-mail: [email protected]
www.ussutah.org

 

Battleship
Wisconsin
c/o Hampton Roads Naval Museum
1 Waterside Drive, Suite 248
Norfolk, VA 23510-1607
(757) 322-2987
Fax: (757) 445-1867
E-mail: [email protected]
www.hrnm.navy.mil

USCGC
Bramble
Museum
1115 6th Street
Port Huron, MI 48060-5346
(810) 982-0891
E-mail: [email protected]
www.phmuseum.org/

 

Baltimore Maritime Museum
802 S. Caroline St.
Baltimore, MD 21231
(410) 396-3453
Fax: (410) 396-3393
E-mail: [email protected]
www.baltomaritimemuseum.org

 

The
Glacier
Society
P.O. Box 1419
Bridgeport, CT 06601-1419
(866) ICE-PLAY (866-423-7529) toll-free, or (203) 375-6638
E-mail: [email protected]
www.glaciersociety.org

 

Wisconsin Maritime Museum
75 Maritime Drive
Manitowoc, WI 54220-6843
(920) 684-0218
(866) 724-2356 toll-free
Fax: (920) 684-0219
E-mail: [email protected]
www.wisconsinmaritime.org

 

 

Patriots Point Naval & Maritime Museum
40 Patriots Point Road
Mount Pleasant, SC 29464
(843) 884-2727
Fax: (843) 881-4232
E-mail: [email protected]
www.state.sc.us/patpt/

 

 

Great Lakes Naval Memorial and Museum
1346 Bluff Street
Muskegon, Michigan 49441
(231) 755-1230
Fax: (231) 755-5883
E-mail: [email protected]
www.silversides.org

 

 

The Overfalls Maritime Museum Foundation
P.O. Box 413
Lewes, DE 19958-0413
E-mail: [email protected]
www.overfalls.org/

 

 

Lightship
Relief
Address for visiting:
Jack London Square
Oakland, California
Address for inquiries:
U.S. Lighthouse Society
244 Kearny Street—Fifth Floor
San Francisco, CA 94108-4526
(415) 362-7255
Fax: (415) 362-7464

 

Vancouver Maritime Museum/St. Roch
National Historic Site
1905 Ogden Ave.
Vancouver, BC V6J 1A3
(604) 257-8300
Fax: (604) 737-2621
E-mail: [email protected]
www.vancouvermaritimemuseum.com/

 

Maritime Heritage Center
1002 Valley Street
Seattle, WA 98109-4668
(206) 447-9800
Fax: (206) 447-0598
E-mail: [email protected]
www.nwseaport.org

Buffalo & Erie County Naval & Military Park
One Naval Park Cove
Buffalo, NY 14202
(716) 854-3200
Fax: (716) 847-6405
E-mail: [email protected]
www.buffalonavalpark.org/

 

Independence Seaport Museum
211 South Columbus Boulevard and Walnut Street
Philadelphia, PA 19106-3199
(215) 925-5439
Fax: (215) 925-6713
E-mail: [email protected]
www.phillyseaport.org

 

United States Naval Shipbuilding Museum
Massachusetts Military Research Center
739 Washington Street
Quincy, MA 02169
(617) 479-7900
Fax: (617) 479-8792
E-mail: [email protected]
www.uss-salem.org

USS
Barry
Address for Visiting:
USS
Barry
707 Riverside Drive S.E.
Pier 2
Washington Navy Yard, DC 20374-5038
(202) 433-3377
Organization Address:
Officer in Charge/N36
Naval Support Activity Washington
Building 200/3
901 M Street SE
Washington Navy Yard, DC 20374-5001
(202) 433-6111
Fax: (202) 433-2382

 

Boston National Historical Park
Charlestown Navy Yard
Boston, MA 02129-4543
(617) 242-5601
Fax: (617) 242-5621
www.nps.gov/bost/Cassin_Young.htm

 

HMCS
Fraser
233 LaHavre Street
Bridgewater, NS B4V 2T6
(902) 543-3925
Fax: (902) 624-1537
E-mail: [email protected]

 

HMCS
Haida
National Historic Site
57 Guise St. E.
Hamilton, ON L8L 8K4
(905) 526-0911
E-mail: [email protected]
www.pc.gc.ca/haida

 

Battleship Cove
5 Water Street, P.O. Box 111
Fall River, MA 02722-0111
(508) 678-1100
Fax: (508) 674-5597
E-mail: [email protected]
www.battleshipcove.org

 

USS
Kidd
Veterans Memorial
305 South River Road
Baton Rouge, LA 70802
(225) 342-1942
Fax: (225) 342-2039
E-mail: [email protected]
www.usskidd.com

 

Patriots Point Naval & Maritime Museum
40 Patriots Point Road
Mount Pleasant, SC 29464
(843) 884-2727
Fax: (843) 881-4232
E-mail: [email protected]
www.state.sc.us/patpt/

 

Southeast Texas War Memorial and Heritage Foundation
P.O. Box 3005
Orange, TX 77631-3005
(409) 882-9191
Fax: (409) 883-7795
E-mail: [email protected]
www.hnsa.org/ships/orleck.htm

 

Destroyer Escort Historical Museum
USS
Slater
P.O. Box 1926
Albany, NY 12201-1926
(518) 431-1943
Fax: (518) 432-1123
E-mail: [email protected]
www.ussslater.org

 

Cavalla
Historical Foundation
2504 Church Street
Galveston, TX 77550
(409) 744-7854
Cell: (409) 770-3196
E-mail: [email protected]
www.cavalla.org

 

Buffalo & Erie County Naval & Military Park
One Naval Park Cove
Buffalo, NY 14202
(716) 854-3200
Fax: (716) 847-6405
E-mail: [email protected]
www.buffalonavalpark.org/
www.ussthesullivans.net/

 

Bremerton Historic Ships Association
300 Washington Beach Avenue
Bremerton, WA 98337-5668
(360) 792-2457
Fax: (360) 377-1020
E-mail: [email protected]

USS
Aries
Hydrofoil Memorial, Inc.
5479 West 24 Highway
Huntsville, MO 65259-3003
(660) 777-3300
Fax: (660) 777-3302
E-mail: [email protected]
www.ussaries.org

 

Battleship Cove
5 Water Street, P.O. Box 111
Fall River, MA 02722-0111
(508) 678-1100
Fax: (508) 674-5597
E-mail: [email protected]
www.battleshipcove.org

 

Maritime Museum of San Diego
1492 N. Harbor Drive
San Diego, CA 92101
(619) 234-9153
Fax: (619) 234-8345
E-mail: [email protected]
www.sdmaritime.com

 

Admiral Nimitz State Historic Site—National Museum of the Pacific War
340 East Main Street
Fredericksburg, TX 78624
(830) 997-4379
Fax: (830) 997-8220
E-mail: [email protected]
www.nimitz-museum.org/

 

PTF 3
Restoration Project
Boy Scout Troup 544, Inc.
P.O. Box 740789
Orange City, FL 32774-0799
(800) 694-7161
E-mail: [email protected]
www.scout544ptf.com/

 

PTF-26
Address for Visiting:
16800 Highway 160
Rio Vista, CA
Address for inquiries:
Liberty Maritime Museum
2912 Janet Drive
West Sacramento, CA 95691
E-mail: [email protected]

 

Submarine Memorial Association
78 River Street
Hackensack, NJ 07601-7110
(201) 342-3268
E-mail: [email protected]
www.njnm.com

 

USS
Alabama
Battleship Commission
Battleship Memorial Park
2703 Battleship Parkway, P.O. Box 65
Mobile, AL 36601-0065
(800) GANGWAY/(800) 426-4929
Fax: (251) 433-2777
E-mail: [email protected]
www.ussalabama.com

 

National Vietnam War Museum
3400 North Tanner Road
Orlando, FL 32826-3433
(407) 273-0201
Fax: (407) 273-6794
E-mail: [email protected]
www.nvwm.com/

 

Mare Island Historic Park Foundation
328 Seawind Dr.
Vallejo, CA 94590
(707) 557-1538
E-mail: [email protected]
www.mareislandhpf.org

 

The Navy Museum
805 Kidder Breese St. SE
Washington Navy Yard, DC 20374-5060
(202) 433-4882
Fax: (202) 433-8200
www.history.navy.mil

 

The Canadian Naval Memorial Trust
HMCS
Sackville
P.O. Box 99000 Station Forces
Halifax, NS B3K 5X5
(902) 429-2132 (June to September)
(902) 427-0550 x2837 (October to May)
Fax: (902) 427-1346
E-mail: [email protected]
www.hmcssackville-cnmt.ns.ca

American Victory Mariners Memorial and Museum Ship, Inc.
705 Channelside Drive
Tampa, FL 33602
(813) 228-8766
Fax: (813) 228-8769
E-mail: [email protected]
www.americanvictory.org

 

The Steamship
William G. Mather
Museum
305 Old Erieside Avenue
Cleveland, Ohio 44114
(216) 574-6262
Fax: (216) 574-2536
E-mail: [email protected]
www.wgmather.nhlink.net/

 

National Liberty Ship Memorial, Inc.
Pier 23
The Embarcadero
San Francisco, CA 94111
(415) 544-9809
Fax: (415) 441-3712
E-mail: [email protected]
www.ssjeremiahobrien.org

 

Project Liberty Ship, Inc.
Box 25846
Highlandtown Station
Baltimore, MD 21224-0564
Ship: (410) 558-0646; staff: (410) 661-1550
Fax: (410) 558-1737
E-mail: [email protected]
www.liberty-ship.com