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The following is a list of museum ships of the United States military, specifically the United States Navy and the United States Coast Guard. It represents a subset of the list of museum ships comprising museum ships located worldwide.
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Name | Country | Region | City | Nationality | Launched | Class | Type | Remarks | Ref |
CCB-18 | United States | California | Coronado | United States |
1968 | Command control boat | [1] | ||
USS Alabama | United States | Alabama | Mobile | United States |
1942 | South Dakota class (1939) | Battleship | Led the American Fleet into Tokyo Bay on September 5, 1945 | [2] |
USS Albacore | United States | New Hampshire | Portsmouth | United States |
1953 | Albacore Class | Submarine | National Register of Historic Places | [3] |
USS Aries (PHM-5) | United States | Missouri | Gasconade | United States |
1982 | Pegasus | Hydrofoil | [4] | |
USS Arizona | United States | Hawaii | Pearl Harbor | United States |
1915 | Pennsylvania class | Battleship | USS Arizona Memorial, Sunken Wreck | [5] |
USS Barry | United States | District of Columbia | Washington D.C. | United States
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1955 | Forest Sherman class | Destroyer | scrapped Brownsville, Texas, 11 February 2022 | |
USS Batfish | United States | Oklahoma | Muskogee | United States |
1943 | Balao class | Submarine | Muskogee War Memorial Park | [6] |
Bauru | Brazil | Rio de Janeiro | Rio de Janeiro | United States |
1943 | Cannon class | Destroyer escort | USS McAnn (DE-179) | |
USS Becuna | United States | Pennsylvania | Philadelphia | United States |
1944 | Balao class | Submarine | Independence Seaport Museum | [7] |
USS Blueback | United States | Oregon | Portland | United States |
1959 | Barbel class | Submarine | Oregon Museum of Science and Industry | [8] |
USS Bowfin | United States | Hawaii | Pearl Harbor | United States |
1943 | Balao class | Submarine | USS Bowfin Submarine and Memorial Park | [9] |
USS Cobia | United States | Wisconsin | Manitowoc | United States
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1943 | Gato class | Submarine | Wisconsin Maritime Museum | [10][circular reference] |
USS Cairo | United States | Mississippi | Vicksburg | United States |
1862 | City class | Gunboat | Vicksburg National Military Park | [11] |
USS Cassin Young | United States | Massachusetts | Boston | United States |
1943 | Fletcher class | Destroyer | Boston National Historic Park | [12] |
USS Cavalla | United States | Texas | Galveston | United States |
1943 | Gato class | Submarine | Cavalla Historical Foundation, sank the Japanese aircraft carrier Shōkaku | [13] |
HS Velos | Greece | Islands | Poros | United States |
1942 | Fletcher class | Destroyer | USS Charrette | [14] |
USS Clamagore | United States | South Carolina | Mount Pleasant | United States |
1945 | Balao class | Submarine | Patriots Point Naval and Maritime Museum, scrapped 2022 | [15] |
USS Cobia | United States | Wisconsin | Manitowoc | United States |
1943 | Gato class | Submarine | Wisconsin Maritime Museum | [16] |
USS Cod | United States | Ohio | Cleveland | United States |
1943 | Gato class | Submarine | U.S.S. Cod Submarine Memorial | [17] |
USS Constellation | United States | Maryland | Baltimore | United States |
1854 | Wooden | Sloop | U.S.S. Constellation Museum | [18] |
USS Constitution | United States | Massachusetts | Boston | United States |
1797 | Wooden | Frigate | U.S.S. Constitution Museum | [19] |
USS Croaker | United States | New York | Buffalo | United States |
1943 | Gato class | Submarine | Buffalo and Erie County Naval and Military Park | [20] |
Name | Country | Region | City | Nationality | Launched | Class | Type | Remarks | Ref |
USS Dolphin | United States | California | San Diego | United States |
1968 | Dolphin class | Submarine | Maritime Museum of San Diego | [21] |
USS Drum | United States | Alabama | Mobile | United States |
1941 | Gato class | Submarine | USS Alabama Battleship Commission | [22] |
USS Edson | United States | Michigan | Bay City | United States |
1958 | Forrest Sherman class | Destroyer | ||
TCG Ege | Turkey | Aegean Region | Izmir | United States |
1972 | Knox class | Frigate | USS Ainsworth; at İnciraltı Sea Museum | |
ROKS Jeon Buk | South Korea | Gangwon-do | Gangneung | United States |
1945 | Gearing class | Destroyer | USS Everett F. Larson | |
ROKS Jeon Ju | South Korea | Dangjin-gun | Chungnam | United States |
1945 | Gearing class | Destroyer | USS Rogers | |
TCG Gayret | Turkey | Kocaeli Province | İzmit | United States |
1946 | Gearing class | Destroyer | USS Eversole | |
USS Growler | United States | New York | New York City | United States |
1958 | Grayback class | Submarine | Intrepid Sea-Air-Space Museum | |
CSS H. L. Hunley | United States | South Carolina | Charleston | Confederate states of America |
1863 | Submarine | Warren Lasch Conservation Hall | [23][circular reference] | |
USS Hoga | United States | Arkansas | Little Rock | United States
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1940 | Woban class | District Harbor Tug | Arkansas Inland Maritime Museum | [24][circular reference] |
USS Hazard | United States | Nebraska | Omaha | United States |
1944 | Admirable class | Minesweeper | National Historic Landmark | [25] |
USS Hornet | United States | California | Alameda | United States |
1943 | Essex class | Aircraft carrier | National Historic Landmark, badly damaged the aircraft carrier Zuikaku | [26] |
USS Intrepid | United States | New York | New York City | United States |
1943 | Essex class | Aircraft carrier | Helped to sink the Japanese battleship Musashi, the largest and most powerful battleship ever made | [27] |
USS Iowa | United States | California | San Pedro | United States |
1942 | Iowa class | Battleship | as of 7 July 2012 | |
USS Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr. | United States | Massachusetts | Fall River | United States |
1945 | Gearing class | Destroyer | Joseph P. Kennedy Jr. | [28] |
USS Kidd | United States | Louisiana | Baton Rouge | United States |
1943 | Fletcher class | Destroyer | Kamikaze | [29] |
USS Laffey | United States | South Carolina | Mount Pleasant | United States |
1943 | Allen M. Sumner class | Destroyer | National Historic Landmark, survived 7 Kamikazes | [30] |
USS LCI(L)-1091 | United States | California | Eureka | United States |
1944 | LCI(L)-351 class LLC | Large Landing Craft | Humboldt Bay | [31] |
USS LCS(L)(3)-102 | United States | California | Mare Island | United States |
1944 | Landing Craft Support | U.S. Navy | [32] | |
USS Lexington | United States | Texas | Corpus Christi | United States |
1942 | Essex class | Aircraft carrier | Sank the Japanese aircraft carrier Zuikaku (the last remaining carrier that attacked Pearl Harbor, and the ship that sank Lexington's predecessor, USS Lexington (CV-2)) | [33] |
USS Ling | United States | New Jersey | Hackensack | United States |
1943 | Balao class | Submarine | No public access (New Jersey Naval Museum defunct) | [34] |
USS Lionfish | United States | Massachusetts | Fall River | United States |
1943 | Balao class | Submarine | [35] | |
USS Little Rock | United States | New York | Buffalo | United States |
1943 | Cleveland class | Light cruiser | [36] | |
Name | Country | Region | City | Nationality | Launched | Class | Type | Remarks | Ref |
USS LST-325 | United States | Indiana | Evansville | United States |
1942 | LST Mk.3 | Landing Ship, Tank | [37] | |
USS LST-393 | United States | Michigan | Muskegon | United States |
1942 | LST | Landing Ship, Tank | USS LST 393 Veterans Museum | |
USS LST-1008 | China | Shandong | Qingdao | United States |
1944 | LST | Tank landing ship | [38] | |
USS Marlin | United States | Nebraska | Omaha | United States |
1953 | Mackerel class | Submarine | [39] | |
USS Massachusetts | United States | Massachusetts | Fall River | United States |
1941 | South Dakota class (1939) | Battleship | Fought in the Naval Battle of Casablanca, where she sank or helped to sink 10 ships in total | [40] |
USS Midway | United States | California | San Diego | United States |
1945 | Midway class | Aircraft carrier | [41] | |
USS Missouri | United States | Hawaii | Pearl Harbor | United States |
1944 | Iowa class | Battleship | Japanese surrender | |
Nash (harbor tug) | United States | New York | Oswego | United States |
1943 | Tugboat | (Army tug) Participated in the Normandy landings | [42] | |
USS Nautilus | United States | Connecticut | Groton | United States |
1954 | Nuclear-powered | Submarine | North Pole | [43] |
USS New Jersey | United States | New Jersey | Camden | United States |
1942 | Iowa class | Battleship | New Jersey | [44] |
USS North Carolina | United States | North Carolina | Wilmington | United States |
1940 | North Carolina class | Battleship | [45] | |
USS Olympia | United States | Pennsylvania | Philadelphia | United States |
1892 | Steel-hulled | Protected cruiser | Commodore Dewey's flagship, Independence Seaport Museum, served as the flagship at the naval Battle of Manila Bay | [46] |
USS Orleck | United States | Florida | Jacksonville | United States |
1945 | Gearing class | Destroyer | [47] | |
USS Pampanito | United States | California | San Francisco | United States |
1943 | Balao class | Submarine | National Historic Landmark | [48] |
USS Philadelphia | United States | District of Columbia | Washington, D.C. | United States |
1776 | Gunboat | Battle of Valcour Island | [49] | |
TCG Pirireis | Turkey | Aegean Region | Izmir | United States |
1951 | Tang class | Submarine | USS Tang; at İnciraltı Sea Museum | |
USS Potomac | United States | California | Oakland (Jack London Square) | United States |
1934 | Presidential | Yacht | Franklin D. Roosevelt | [50] |
PTF-26 | United States | Illinois | Golconda | United States |
1968 | Osprey class | Fast Patrol Boat | Deployed to Vietnam 1968-69. Sea Scout Ship with all-female crew 1998-2020. Relocated as 1st maritime training ship on Ohio River Jan 2024. | [51] |
USS Pueblo | North Korea | South Pyongan | Pyongyang | United States |
1944 | Banner class | Technical research ship | [52] | |
USS Razorback | United States | Arkansas | Little Rock | United States |
1944 | Balao class | Submarine | ||
USS Requin | United States | Pennsylvania | Pittsburgh | United States |
1945 | Tench class | Submarine | ||
Name | Country | Region | City | Nationality | Launched | Class | Type | Remarks | Ref |
USS Salem | United States | Massachusetts | Quincy | United States |
1943 | Des Moines class | Heavy cruiser | ||
USS Silversides | United States | Michigan | Muskegon | United States |
1941 | Gato class | Submarine | ||
USS Slater | United States | New York | Albany | United States |
1944 | Cannon class | Destroyer escort | ||
USS Stewart | United States | Texas | Galveston | United States |
1942 | Edsall class | Destroyer escort | Seawolf Park | |
ROKS Taedong | South Korea | United States |
1943 | Tacoma class | Frigate | USS Tacoma | |||
ROCS Te Yang | Republic of China (Taiwan) | Tainan | Tainan City | United States |
1945 | Gearing class | Destroyer | USS Sarsfield | |
USS Texas | United States | Texas | Galveston | United States |
1910 | New York class | Battleship | Flooded herself to aim farther during shore bombardment at the Normandy landings. As of 2023 she is in drydock in Galveston. Future homeport to be decided. | |
USS The Sullivans | United States | New York | Buffalo | United States |
1943 | Fletcher class | Destroyer | Buffalo and Erie County Naval and Military Park | [53] |
USS Torsk | United States | Maryland | Baltimore | United States |
1944 | Tench class | Submarine | Baltimore Maritime Museum | |
USS Turner Joy | United States | Washington | Bremerton | United States |
1958 | Forrest Sherman class | Destroyer | Gulf of Tonkin Incident | |
TCG Uluçalireis | Turkey | Istanbul Province | Istanbul | United States |
1944 | Tench class | Submarine | USS Thornback | |
USS Utah | United States | Hawaii | Pearl Harbor | United States
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1909 | Florida-class battleship | Battleship | USS Utah Memorial, Sunken wreck | |
USS Washtenaw County | United States | Oregon | Rainier | United States |
1952 | LST | Landing Ship, Tank | Preservation status on hold | [54] |
ROKS Kang Won | South Korea | Jinhae | Gyeongsangnam-do | United States |
1945 | Gearing class | Destroyer | USS William R. Rush | [55] |
USS Wisconsin | United States | Virginia | Norfolk | United States |
1943 | Iowa class | Battleship | ||
USS Yorktown | United States | South Carolina | Mount Pleasant | United States |
1943 | Essex class | Aircraft carrier | ||
Hiddensee | United States | Massachusetts | Fall River | East Germany |
1984 | Tarantul I | Missile Corvette | [56] | |
Trieste | United States | District of Columbia | Washington, D.C. | Italy |
1953 | Bathyscaphe | Naval Historical Center | ||
Trieste II (DSV-1) | United States | Washington | Keyport | United States |
1969 | Bathyscaphe | Naval Undersea Museum | ||
HA. 19 | United States | Texas | Fredericksburg | Japan |
1941 | Ko-hyoteki class | Midget submarine | Pearl Harbor | [57] |
U-505 | United States | Illinois | Chicago | Nazi Germany |
1941 | Type IXC | Submarine | Captured in 1944, sank 7 ships and survived a 250-pound bomb | |
B-39 | United States | California | San Diego | Soviet Union |
1967 | Foxtrot (641) class | Submarine | Maritime Museum of San Diego | [58] |
Name | Country | Region | City | Nationality | Launched | Class | Type | Remarks | Ref |
SS American Victory | United States | Florida | Tampa | United States |
1945 | Victory Ship | Cargo Ship | National Register of Historic Places | [59] |
RV Ben Franklin | Canada | British Columbia | Vancouver | United States |
1966 | Research vessel | Submarine | Vancouver Maritime Museum | [60] |
SS Hellas Liberty | Greece | Pireus | Pireus | United States |
1943 | Liberty ship | Cargo Ship | ||
SS Jeremiah O'Brien | United States | California | San Francisco | United States |
1943 | Liberty ship | Cargo Ship | [61] | |
SS John W. Brown | United States | Maryland | Baltimore | United States |
1942 | Liberty ship | Cargo Ship | [62] | |
SS Lane Victory | United States | California | San Pedro | United States |
1945 | Victory Ship | Cargo Ship | U.S. Merchant Marine | [63] |
SS Red Oak Victory | United States | California | Richmond | United States |
1944 | Victory Ship | Cargo Ship | ||
PT 309 | United States | Texas | Fredericksburg | United States | 1944 | 78' Higgins Type | PT Boat | [64] | |
PT 617 | United States | Massachusetts | Fall River | United States |
1945 | 80' Elco Type | PT Boat | [65] | |
PT 658 | United States | Oregon | Portland, Oregon | United States |
1945 | 78' Higgins Type | PT Boat | [66] | |
PT 796 | United States | Massachusetts | Fall River | United States |
1945 | 78' Higgins Type | PT Boat | [67] | |
United States Coast Guard | |||||||||
Name | Country | Region | City | Nationality | Launched | Class | Type | Remarks | Links |
CG-41410 | United States | Wisconsin | Sturgeon Bay | United States |
1977 | 41 UTB class | Utility Boat | [68] | |
CG-44404 | United States | New Jersey | Cape May | United States
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1972 | 44 MLB class | Motor Life Boat | ||
Brilliant | United States | Connecticut | Mystic | United States |
1932 | Auxiliary schooner | [69] | ||
USCGC Acacia | United States | Michigan | Manistee | United States |
1944 | Class C (Iris) | USCG seagoing buoy tender | ||
USCGC Alert | United States | Washington | Seattle | United States |
1927 | Active class | Patrol Boat | [1] | |
USCGC Bramble | United States | Michigan | Port Huron | United States |
1943 | Class C (Iris) | Cutter/Buoy tender | [2] | |
USCGC Comanche | United States | Washington | Tacoma | United States |
1944 | ATA-170 class | Fleet Tug | [3] | |
USCGC Ingham | United States | Florida | Key West | United States |
1936 | Treasury class | Cutter | [4] | |
USCGC Mackinaw | United States | Michigan | Mackinaw City | United States |
1943 | Wind class | Icebreaker | [5] | |
USCGC McLane | United States | Michigan | Muskegon | United States |
1927 | Active class | Patrol Boat | [6] | |
USCGC Morris | United States | Texas | United States |
1927 | Active class | Patrol Boat | [70] | ||
USCGC Sundew | United States | Minnesota | Duluth | United States |
1942 | USCG Seagoing Buoy Tender | Cutter | Sold to private interests in 2010 | |
USCGC Taney | United States | Maryland | Baltimore | United States |
1935 | Treasury class | Cutter | Pearl Harbor attack | |
CG 36500 | United States | Massachusetts | Orleans | United States |
1946 | 36-foot lifeboat | Lifeboat | [7] | |
Lightship Ambrose | United States | New York | New York | United States |
1907 | LV-87 | Lightvessel | South Street Seaport | [8] |
Lightship Barnegat | United States | New Jersey | Camden | United States |
1904 | LV 79/WAL 506 | Lightvessel | Formerly Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum and Penn's Landing. Currently Pyne Poynt Marina. | |
Lightship Columbia | United States | Oregon | Astoria | United States
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1951 | WLV-604 | Lightvessel | List of lightvessel museums in the United States | |
Lightship Huron | United States | Michigan | Port Huron | United States |
1920 | LV-103 | Lightvessel | List of lightvessel museums in the United States | [9] |
Lightship Chesapeake | United States | Maryland | Baltimore | United States |
1930 | LV-116 | Lightvessel | List of lightvessel museums in the United States | [10] |
Lightship Nantucket | United States | Massachusetts | East Boston, | United States |
1936 | LV-112 | Lightvessel | RMS Olympic List of lightvessel museums in the United States |
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Lightship Frying-Pan | United States | New York | New York | United States |
1929 | LV-115 | Lightvessel | ||
Lightship Portsmouth | United States | Virginia | Portsmouth | United States |
1915 | LV-101 | Lightvessel | List of lightvessel museums in the United States | |
Lightship Swiftsure | United States | Washington | Seattle | United States
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1904 | LV-83 | Lightvessel |