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.
- Ships whose coordinates are included below may be seen together in map accessed by clicking on "Map all coordinates using OpenStreetMap" at the right side of this page.
Canada[edit]
- Former
Ship | Image | Preservation location | From | Year launched | Type | Fate | Remarks |
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SS Norisle[24] | Assiginack | Canada | 1946 | Ferry | Scrapped at Port Colborne. | ||
MS Norgoma[25] | Sault Ste. Marie | Canada | 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 | Cuba | 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]
Ship | Image | Year launched | Origin | Type | Location | Notes |
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ARM Guanajuato[27] | 1934 | Mexico | Gunboat | Boca del Río, Veracruz, Mexico 19°06′02″N 96°06′15″W / 19.10045°N 96.10423°W |
- Former
Ship | Image | Preservation location | From | Year launched | Type | Fate | Remarks |
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ARM Durango[28] | Mazatlán, Sinaloa | Mexico | 1935 | Gunboat | Scrapped in 2009. |
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[29] | 1942 | United States | 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[30] | 1925 | United States | 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[31] | 1914 | United States | Sailboat | Lake Clark National Park and Preserve, Alaska 60°11′51″N 154°19′20″W / 60.19750°N 154.32222°W | ||
Nenana[32] | 1933 | United States | 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[33] | 1940 | United States | 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[63] | 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[80] | 1945 | United States | Cargo ship | American Victory Ship & Museum, Tampa, Florida 27°56′38″N 82°26′39″W / 27.94389°N 82.44417°W | ||
Deep Diver[81] | 1966 | United States | Research submersible | Marine Sciences Center, Fort Pierce, Florida | ||
USCGC Ingham[82] | 1936 | United States | Cutter | Key West, Florida 24°33′08″N 81°48′28″W / 24.55225°N 81.807694°W | Was the longest-serving commissioned U.S. warship besides the USS Constitution | |
USS Orleck[83] | 1945 | United States | Destroyer | Jacksonville, Florida 30°19′26″N 81°39′24″W / 30.32393°N 81.65659°W | USN from 1945 to 1982, then Turkish ship Yücetepe (D 345). Then museum ship and in 2022 arrived in Jacksonville. | |
PTF 3[84] | 1962 | United States | 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[85] | United States | Florida | Palm Beach | United States | 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[86] | 1944 | United States | Battleship | Pearl Harbor, Hawaii 21°21′44″N 157°57′12″W / 21.36222°N 157.95333°W | Received Japanese surrender |
- 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 | United Kingdom | 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[87] | 1942 | United States | 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[88] | 1927 | United States | Towboat | Keokuk, Iowa 40°23′25″N 91°22′47″W / 40.39039°N 91.37986°W | ||
Sergeant Floyd[89] | 1932 | United States | 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[90] | 1934 | United States | 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[91] | 1943 | United States | Destroyer | USS Kidd Veterans Museum, Baton Rouge, Louisiana 30°26′40″N 91°11′29″W / 30.44431°N 91.19151°W | ||
PT-305[92] | 1943 | United States | 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[93] | 1906 | United States | Tugboat | Baltimore Museum of Industry, Maryland 39°16′27″N 76°36′05″W / 39.27420°N 76.60136°W | ||
Chesapeake (LV116)[94] | 1930 | United States | Lightvessel | Historic Ships in Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland | ||
USS Constellation[95] | 1854 | United States | 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[96] | 1942 | United States | 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[97] | 1959 | United States | Nuclear merchant ship | Canton Marine Terminal, Baltimore, Maryland 39°15′30″N 76°33′20″W / 39.25847°N 76.55542°W | ||
WHEC-37[98] | 1935 | United States | 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[106] | 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 on June 10, 2020[117] | |
USCGC Bramble[118] | Port Huron, Michigan | United States | 1943 | Cutter/Buoy tender | Was a museum ship at Port Huron Museum from after 2003 decommissioning until closed to the public in 2011. Scrapped at Gibson, Louisiana in 2023.[1] |
Minnesota[edit]
Ship | Image | Year launched | Origin | Type | Location | Notes |
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Bayfield[119] | 1953 | United States | 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[120] | 1938 | United States | 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[121] | 1943 | United States | Tugboat | Duluth, Minnesota 46°46′55″N 92°05′48″W / 46.781874°N 92.096764°W | Museum from 1996 to 2007. Sold off and remains unused in Duluth. | |
USCGC Sundew[122] | 1942 | United States | 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[123] | 1862 | United States | 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[124] | United States | Mississippi | Vicksburg | United States | 1902 | Towboat | Destroyed by fire in 1974. |
Missouri[edit]
Ship | Image | Year launched | Origin | Type | Location | Notes |
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USS Aries[125] | 1981 | United States | 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[126] | 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[127] | 1931 | United States | Dredger | Museum of Missouri River History, Nebraska 40°23′41″N 95°39′02″W / 40.39472°N 95.65056°W | ||
USS Hazard[128] | 1944 | United States | 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 [129] | 1942 | United States | Battleship | Camden, New Jersey 39°56′21″N 75°07′58″W / 39.93917°N 75.13278°W | NRHP (2004)[130] |
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[171] | 1864 | Confederate States of America | Ironclad | CSS Neuse and Governor Caswell Memorial, 100 N. Queen St., Kinston, North Carolina[171] 35°15′37″N 77°34′53″W / 35.26041°N 77.58144°W | ||
USS North Carolina[172] | 1940 | United States | 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[173] | 1923 | United States | Showboat | River View Park and Walk, Richmond, Ohio 38°57′01″N 84°17′03″W / 38.95024°N 84.28411°W | ||
SS Col. James M. Schoonmaker[174] | 1911 | United States | Bulk freighter | National Museum of the Great Lakes, Toledo, Ohio | ||
Ohio[175] | 1903 | United States | Tugboat | National Museum of the Great Lakes, Toledo, Ohio | ||
PT-728[176] | 1945 | United States | PT boat | Liberty Aviation Museum, Port Clinton, Ohio | ||
SS William G. Mather[177] | 1925 | United States | Bulk freighter | Great Lakes Science Center, Cleveland, Ohio 41°30′34″N 81°41′53″W / 41.50931°N 81.69808°W | The Ship That Built Cleveland | |
W. P. Snyder Jr.[178] | 1918 | United States | Towboat | Ohio River Museum, Marietta, Ohio 39°25′13″N 81°27′48″W / 39.42028°N 81.46333°W |
Oklahoma[edit]
- See also List of submarine museums in the United States, which includes at least one in Oklahoma
Oregon[edit]
- See also List of submarine museums in the United States, which includes at least one in Oregon
Ship | Image | Year launched | Origin | Type | Location | Notes |
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USS LCI(L)-713[179] | 1944 | United States | Landing Craft Infantry | Amphibious Forces Memorial Museum, 1401 N Hayden Island Drive, Portland, Oregon 45°36′56″N 122°40′45″W / 45.61556°N 122.67917°W | ||
Portland[180] | 1947 | United States | Steam tug | Oregon Maritime Museum, Portland, Oregon 45°31′13″N 122°40′11″W / 45.52014°N 122.66977°W | ||
PT-658[181] | 1945 | United States | PT Boat | Portland, Oregon 45°34′13″N 122°43′14″W / 45.570389°N 122.720444°W | Operational Higgins PT boat |
- Former
Ship | Country of preservation | Region of preservation | City of preservation | From | Year launched | Type | Fate | Remarks |
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USS Oregon | United States | Oregon | Portland | United States | 1893 | Battleship | Preserved in Portland from 1925 to 1942. Stripped down to a barge in 1943. Scrapped in 1956. | Some parts survive today. |
USS Banning | United States | Oregon | Hood River | United States |