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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.

United States Navy
Name Country Region City Nationality Launched Class Type Remarks Ref
CCB-18 United States California Coronado United States
United States 		1968 Command control boat [1]
USS Alabama United States Alabama Mobile United States
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
United States 		1953 Albacore Class Submarine National Register of Historic Places [3]
USS Aries (PHM-5) United States Missouri Gasconade United States
United States 		1982 Pegasus Hydrofoil [4]
USS Arizona United States Hawaii Pearl Harbor United States
United States 		1915 Pennsylvania class Battleship USS Arizona Memorial, Sunken Wreck [5]
USS Barry United States District of Columbia Washington D.C. United States

United States

1955 Forrest Sherman class Destroyer scrapped Brownsville, Texas, 11 February 2022
USS Batfish United States Oklahoma Muskogee United States
United States 		1943 Balao class Submarine Muskogee War Memorial Park [6]
Bauru Brazil Rio de Janeiro Rio de Janeiro United States
United States 		1943 Cannon class Destroyer escort USS McAnn (DE-179)
USS Becuna United States Pennsylvania Philadelphia United States
United States 		1944 Balao class Submarine Independence Seaport Museum [7]
USS Blueback United States Oregon Portland United States
United States 		1959 Barbel class Submarine Oregon Museum of Science and Industry [8]
USS Bowfin United States Hawaii Pearl Harbor United States
United States 		1943 Balao class Submarine USS Bowfin Submarine and Memorial Park [9]
USS Cobia United States Wisconsin Manitowoc United States

United States

1943 Gato class Submarine Wisconsin Maritime Museum [10][circular reference]
USS Cairo United States Mississippi Vicksburg United States
United States 		1862 City class Gunboat Vicksburg National Military Park [11]
USS Cassin Young United States Massachusetts Boston United States
United States 		1943 Fletcher class Destroyer Boston National Historic Park [12]
USS Cavalla United States Texas Galveston United States
United States 		1943 Gato class Submarine Cavalla Historical Foundation, sank the Japanese aircraft carrier Shōkaku [13]
HS Velos Greece Islands Poros United States
United States 		1942 Fletcher class Destroyer USS Charrette [14]
USS Clamagore United States South Carolina Mount Pleasant United States
United States 		1945 Balao class Submarine Patriots Point Naval and Maritime Museum, scrapped 2022 [15]
USS Cobia United States Wisconsin Manitowoc United States
United States 		1943 Gato class Submarine Wisconsin Maritime Museum [16]
USS Cod United States Ohio Cleveland United States
United States 		1943 Gato class Submarine U.S.S. Cod Submarine Memorial [17]
USS Constellation United States Maryland Baltimore United States
United States 		1854 Wooden Sloop U.S.S. Constellation Museum [18]
USS Constitution United States Massachusetts Boston United States
United States 		1797 Wooden Frigate U.S.S. Constitution Museum [19]
USS Croaker United States New York Buffalo United States
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
United States 		1968 Dolphin class Submarine Maritime Museum of San Diego [21]
USS Drum United States Alabama Mobile United States
United States 		1941 Gato class Submarine USS Alabama Battleship Commission [22]
USS Edson United States Michigan Bay City United States
United States 		1958 Forrest Sherman class Destroyer
TCG Ege Turkey Aegean Region İzmir United States
United States 		1972 Knox class Frigate USS Ainsworth; at İnciraltı Sea Museum
ROKS Jeon Ju South Korea Dangjin-gun Chungnam United States
United States 		1945 Gearing class Destroyer USS Rogers
TCG Gayret Turkey Kocaeli Province İzmit United States
United States 		1946 Gearing class Destroyer USS Eversole
USS Growler United States New York New York City United States
United States 		1958 Grayback class Submarine Intrepid Sea-Air-Space Museum
CSS H. L. Hunley United States South Carolina Charleston Confederate States
Confederate States of America 		1863 Submarine Warren Lasch Conservation Hall [23][circular reference]
CSS Neuse United States North Carolina Kinston Confederate States
Confederate States of America 		Albemarle class Ironclad ram CSS Neuse Civil War Museum [24]
USS Hoga United States Arkansas Little Rock United States

United States

1940 Woban class District Harbor Tug Arkansas Inland Maritime Museum [25][circular reference]
USS Hazard United States Nebraska Omaha United States
United States 		1944 Admirable class Minesweeper National Historic Landmark [26]
USS Hornet United States California Alameda United States
United States 		1943 Essex class Aircraft carrier National Historic Landmark, badly damaged the aircraft carrier Zuikaku [27]
USS Intrepid United States New York New York City United States
United States 		1943 Essex class Aircraft carrier Helped to sink the Japanese battleship Musashi, the largest and most powerful battleship ever made [28]
USS Iowa United States California San Pedro United States
United States 		1942 Iowa class Battleship as of 7 July 2012
USS Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr. United States Massachusetts Fall River United States
United States 		1945 Gearing class Destroyer Joseph P. Kennedy Jr. [29]
USS Kidd United States Louisiana Baton Rouge United States
United States 		1943 Fletcher class Destroyer Kamikaze [30]
USS Laffey United States South Carolina Mount Pleasant United States
United States 		1943 Allen M. Sumner class Destroyer National Historic Landmark, survived 7 Kamikazes [31]
USS LCI(L)-1091 United States California Eureka United States
United States 		1944 LCI(L)-351 class LLC Large Landing Craft Humboldt Bay [32]
USS LCS(L)(3)-102 United States California Mare Island United States
United States 		1944 Landing Craft Support United States Navy [33]
USS Lexington United States Texas Corpus Christi United States
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)) [34]
USS Ling United States New Jersey Hackensack United States
United States 		1943 Balao class Submarine No public access (New Jersey Naval Museum defunct) [35]
USS Lionfish United States Massachusetts Fall River United States
United States 		1943 Balao class Submarine [36]
USS Little Rock United States New York Buffalo United States
United States 		1943 Cleveland class Light cruiser [37]
Name Country Region City Nationality Launched Class Type Remarks Ref
USS LST-325 United States Indiana Evansville United States
United States 		1942 LST Mk.3 Landing Ship, Tank [38]
USS LST-393 United States Michigan Muskegon United States
United States 		1942 LST Landing Ship, Tank USS LST 393 Veterans Museum
USS LST-1008 China Shandong Qingdao United States
United States 		1944 LST Tank landing ship [39]
USS Marlin United States Nebraska Omaha United States
United States 		1953 Mackerel class Submarine [40]
USS Massachusetts United States Massachusetts Fall River United States
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 [41]
USS Midway United States California San Diego United States
United States 		1945 Midway class Aircraft carrier [42]
USS Missouri United States Hawaii Pearl Harbor United States
United States 		1944 Iowa class Battleship Japanese surrender
Nash (harbor tug) United States New York Oswego United States
United States 		1943 Tugboat (Army tug) Participated in the Normandy landings [43]
USS Nautilus United States Connecticut Groton United States
United States 		1954 Nuclear-powered Submarine North Pole [44]
USS New Jersey United States New Jersey Camden United States
United States 		1942 Iowa class Battleship New Jersey [45]
USS North Carolina United States North Carolina Wilmington United States
United States 		1940 North Carolina class Battleship [46]
USS Olympia United States Pennsylvania Philadelphia United States
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 [47]
USS Orleck United States Florida Jacksonville United States
United States 		1945 Gearing class Destroyer [48]
USS Pampanito United States California San Francisco United States
United States 		1943 Balao class Submarine National Historic Landmark [49]
USS Philadelphia United States District of Columbia Washington, D.C. United States
United States 		1776 Gunboat Battle of Valcour Island [50]
TCG Pirireis Turkey Aegean Region İzmir United States
United States 		1951 Tang class Submarine USS Tang; at İnciraltı Sea Museum
USS Potomac United States California Oakland (Jack London Square) United States
United States 		1934 Presidential Yacht Franklin D. Roosevelt [51]
PTF-26 United States Illinois Golconda United States
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. [52]
USS Pueblo North Korea South Pyongan Pyongyang United States
United States 		1944 Banner class Technical research ship [53]
USS Razorback United States Arkansas Little Rock United States
United States 		1944 Balao class Submarine
USS Requin United States Pennsylvania Pittsburgh United States
United States 		1945 Tench class Submarine
Name Country Region City Nationality Launched Class Type Remarks Ref
USS Salem United States Massachusetts Quincy United States
United States 		1943 Des Moines class Heavy cruiser
USS Silversides United States Michigan Muskegon United States
United States 		1941 Gato class Submarine
USS Slater United States New York Albany United States
United States 		1944 Cannon class Destroyer escort
USS Stewart United States Texas Galveston United States
United States 		1942 Edsall class Destroyer escort Seawolf Park
ROKS Taedong South Korea United States
United States 		1943 Tacoma class Frigate USS Tacoma
ROCS Te Yang Republic of China (Taiwan) Tainan Tainan City United States
United States 		1945 Gearing class Destroyer USS Sarsfield
USS Texas United States Texas Galveston United States
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
United States 		1943 Fletcher class Destroyer Buffalo and Erie County Naval and Military Park [54]
USS Torsk United States Maryland Baltimore United States
United States 		1944 Tench class Submarine Baltimore Maritime Museum
USS Turner Joy United States Washington Bremerton United States
United States 		1958 Forrest Sherman class Destroyer Gulf of Tonkin Incident
TCG Uluçalireis Turkey Istanbul Province Istanbul United States
United States 		1944 Tench class Submarine USS Thornback
USS Utah United States Hawaii Pearl Harbor United States

United States

1909 Florida-class battleship Battleship USS Utah Memorial, Sunken wreck
USS Washtenaw County United States Oregon Rainier United States
United States 		1952 LST Landing Ship, Tank Preservation status on hold [55]
USS Wisconsin United States Virginia Norfolk United States
United States 		1943 Iowa class Battleship
USS Yorktown United States South Carolina Mount Pleasant United States
United States 		1943 Essex class Aircraft carrier
Trieste United States District of Columbia Washington, D.C. Italy
Italy 		1953 Bathyscaphe Naval Historical Center
Trieste II (DSV-1) United States Washington Keyport United States
United States 		1969 Bathyscaphe Naval Undersea Museum
HA. 19 United States Texas Fredericksburg Japan
Japan 		1941 Ko-hyoteki class Midget submarine Pearl Harbor [56]
U-505 United States Illinois Chicago Nazi Germany
Germany 		1941 Type IXC Submarine Captured in 1944, sank 7 ships and survived a 250-pound bomb
Name Country Region City Nationality Launched Class Type Remarks Ref
SS American Victory United States Florida Tampa United States
United States 		1945 Victory Ship Cargo Ship National Register of Historic Places [57]
RV Ben Franklin Canada British Columbia Vancouver United States
United States 		1966 Research vessel Submarine Vancouver Maritime Museum [58]
SS Hellas Liberty Greece Pireus Pireus United States
United States 		1943 Liberty ship Cargo Ship
SS Jeremiah O'Brien United States California San Francisco United States
United States 		1943 Liberty ship Cargo Ship [59]
SS John W. Brown United States Maryland Baltimore United States
United States 		1942 Liberty ship Cargo Ship [60]
SS Lane Victory United States California San Pedro United States
United States 		1945 Victory Ship Cargo Ship U.S. Merchant Marine [61]
SS Red Oak Victory United States California Richmond United States
United States 		1944 Victory Ship Cargo Ship
PT 309 United States Texas Fredericksburg United States 1944 78' Higgins Type PT Boat [62]
PT 617 United States Massachusetts Fall River United States
United States 		1945 80' Elco Type PT Boat [63]
PT 658 United States Oregon Portland, Oregon United States
United States 		1945 78' Higgins Type PT Boat [64]
PT 796 United States Massachusetts Fall River United States
United States 		1945 78' Higgins Type PT Boat [65]
United States Coast Guard
Name Country Region City Nationality Launched Class Type Remarks Links
CG-41410 United States Wisconsin Sturgeon Bay United States
United States 		1977 41 UTB class Utility Boat [66]
CG-44404 United States New Jersey Cape May United States

United States

1972 44 MLB class Motor Life Boat
Brilliant United States Connecticut Mystic United States
United States 		1932 Auxiliary schooner [67]
USCGC Acacia United States Michigan Manistee United States
United States 		1944 Class C (Iris) USCG seagoing buoy tender
USCGC Alert United States Washington Seattle United States
United States 		1927 Active class Patrol Boat [1]
USCGC Bramble United States Michigan Port Huron United States
United States 		1943 Class C (Iris) Cutter/Buoy tender [2]
USCGC Comanche United States Washington Tacoma United States
United States 		1944 ATA-170 class Fleet Tug [3]
USCGC Ingham United States Florida Key West United States
United States 		1936 Treasury class Cutter [4]
USCGC Mackinaw United States Michigan Mackinaw City United States
United States 		1943 Wind class Icebreaker [5]
USCGC McLane United States Michigan Muskegon United States
United States 		1927 Active class Patrol Boat [6]
USCGC Morris United States Texas United States
United States 		1927 Active class Patrol Boat [68]
USCGC Sundew United States Minnesota Duluth United States
United States 		1942 USCG Seagoing Buoy Tender Cutter Sold to private interests in 2010
USCGC Taney United States Maryland Baltimore United States
United States 		1935 Treasury class Cutter Pearl Harbor attack
CG 36500 United States Massachusetts Orleans United States
United States 		1946 36-foot lifeboat Lifeboat [7]
Lightship Ambrose United States New York New York United States
United States 		1907 LV-87 Lightvessel South Street Seaport [8]
Lightship Barnegat United States New Jersey Camden United States
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

United States

1951 WLV-604 Lightvessel List of lightvessel museums in the United States
Lightship Huron United States Michigan Port Huron United States
United States 		1920 LV-103 Lightvessel List of lightvessel museums in the United States [9]
Lightship Chesapeake United States Maryland Baltimore United States
United States 		1930 LV-116 Lightvessel List of lightvessel museums in the United States [10]
Lightship Nantucket United States Massachusetts East Boston, United States
United States 		1936 LV-112 Lightvessel RMS Olympic
List of lightvessel museums in the United States 		[11]
Lightship Frying-Pan United States New York New York United States
United States 		1929 LV-115 Lightvessel
Lightship Portsmouth United States Virginia Portsmouth United States
United States 		1915 LV-101 Lightvessel List of lightvessel museums in the United States
Lightship Swiftsure United States Washington Seattle United States

United States

1904 LV-83 Lightvessel

See also

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