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Patriots Point Naval & Maritime Museum
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Location within South Carolina
Established3 January 1976 (1976-01-03)
Location Mount Pleasant, South Carolina
Coordinates 32°47′25″N79°54′30″W / 32.790377°N 79.90821°W / 32.790377; -79.90821
Type Naval museum
Website www.patriotspoint.org

Patriots Point Naval & Maritime Museum is a naval museum located in Mount Pleasant, South Carolina, at the mouth of the Cooper River on the Charleston Harbor, across from Charleston.

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History

The museum was born out of an idea by former naval officer Charles F. Hyatt to develop a major tourist attraction on what had once been a dump for dredged mud. [1] Initial plans for the museum called for a large building onshore to display exhibits related to the history of small combatants ships in the U.S. Navy. [2] On 3 January 1976, the aircraft carrier USS Yorktown was opened to the public. [3]

The destroyer USS Laffey was added to the museum in 1978. [4] The museum was expanded again in 1981 with the addition of the submarine USS Clamagore in May and NS Savannah in October. [5] [6] USCGC Comanche was acquired in 1984. [7]

The Patriots Point Development Authority attempted to capitalize on its financial success in 1987 when it announced an plans to build a hotel and marina. [8] However, the museum encountered controversy in 1989 when it was revealed that Comanche, which never opened to the public, had been used to conduct cruises for private tours and VIP parties. [9] The same year, USCGC Ingham arrived at the museum, replacing Comanche. [10] [11] The latter was removed from the museum and sunk as a reef in 1992, but not before suffering damage during Hurricane Hugo. [12] [13] By that time, the development project had failed and the development authority was forced to declare bankruptcy. [14]

A replica of a Vietnam War-era naval base was opened in 1993. [15]

Savannah was removed from the museum and towed to the James River Merchant Marine Reserve Fleet in 1994. [16]

On 2 September 2003, Yorktown served as the backdrop for the formal announcement of Senator John Kerry's candidacy as he sought, and ultimately won, the Democratic nomination for President of the United States for the 2004 election. [17]

Laffey was towed to a shipyard for repairs on 19 August 2009. [18] The following day, Ingham was removed by the Coast Guard. [19] The destroyer returned to the museum in 2012. [20]

Clamagore was towed away for scrapping in 2022. [21]

Exhibits

Ships

USS Laffey View taken toward the Northeast of the bow of the USS Laffey.jpg
USS Laffey

Aircraft collection

Vietnam Experience

Other exhibits

See also

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  2. ↑ "Charleston, S.C. to Get New Naval Museum". Evening Journal. 25 March 1975. p. 25. Retrieved 23 April 2023.
  3. ↑ "Small Crowd at Yorktown Dedication". The State. UPI. 4 January 1976. p. 1-C. Retrieved 23 April 2023.
  4. ↑ "New Ship for Patriots Point". The Times and Democrat. 30 November 1978. p. 3B. Retrieved 23 April 2023.
  5. ↑ "Sub Returns to Charleston for Final Place of Rest". Greenville News. AP. 15 May 1981. p. 2F. Retrieved 23 April 2023.
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  23. ↑ "USS Laffey (DD-724)". Patriots Point Naval & Maritime Museum. Retrieved 24 April 2023.
  24. ↑ "N-2 Stearman-Kaydet" (PDF). Patriots Point Naval & Maritime Museum. Retrieved 23 April 2023.
  25. ↑ "Airframe Dossier - Stearman-Boeing N2S-3 Kaydet, s/n 07526 USN, c/n 75-7130". Aerial Visuals. Retrieved 23 April 2023.
  26. ↑ "A-4C Skyhawk". Patriots Point Naval & Maritime Museum. Retrieved 23 April 2023.
  27. ↑ "AD-4N Skyraider". Patriots Point Naval & Maritime Museum. Retrieved 23 April 2023.
  28. ↑ "EA-3B Skywarrior". Patriots Point Naval & Maritime Museum. Retrieved 23 April 2023.
  29. ↑ "SBD Dauntless". Patriots Point Naval & Maritime Museum. Retrieved 23 April 2023.
  30. ↑ "Airframe Dossier - Northrop-Douglas SBD-5 Dauntless, s/n 36173 USN". Aerial Visuals. Retrieved 23 April 2023.
  31. ↑ "TBM Avenger". Patriots Point Naval & Maritime Museum. Retrieved 23 April 2023.
  32. ↑ "Airframe Dossier - Grumman-General Motors TBM-3E Avenger, s/n 69344 USN, c/n 2083, c/r N66475". Aerial Visuals. Retrieved 23 April 2023.
  33. ↑ "FG-1D Corsair". Patriots Point Naval & Maritime Museum. Retrieved 23 April 2023.
  34. ↑ "A-6E Intruder". Patriots Point Naval & Maritime Museum. Retrieved 23 April 2023.
  35. ↑ "E-1B Tracer". Patriots Point Naval & Maritime Museum. Retrieved 23 April 2023.
  36. ↑ "F-14 Tomcat". Patriots Point Naval & Maritime Museum. Retrieved 23 April 2023.
  37. ↑ "Airframe Dossier - Grumman F-14A Tomcat, s/n 159025 USN, c/n 086". Aerial Visuals. Retrieved 23 April 2023.
  38. ↑ "F4F Wildcat". Patriots Point Naval & Maritime Museum. Retrieved 23 April 2023.
  39. ↑ "Airframe Dossier - Grumman F4F-3A Wildcat, s/n 3956, c/n 0838". Aerial Visuals. Retrieved 23 April 2023.
  40. ↑ "F6F Hellcat". Patriots Point Naval & Maritime Museum. Retrieved 23 April 2023.
  41. ↑ "Airframe Dossier - Grumman F6F-5K Hellcat, s/n 79593 USN, c/n A-10738". Aerial Visuals. Retrieved 23 April 2023.
  42. ↑ "S-2E Tracker". Patriots Point Naval & Maritime Museum. Retrieved 23 April 2023.
  43. ↑ "TF-9J Cougar". Patriots Point Naval & Maritime Museum. Retrieved 23 April 2023.
  44. ↑ "QH-50 DASH". Patriot's Point Naval & Maritime Museum. Retrieved 23 April 2023.
  45. ↑ "Airframe Dossier - Lockheed S-3B Viking, s/n 159731 USN, c/n 394A-1060". Aerial Visuals. Retrieved 23 April 2023.
  46. ↑ "A-7E Corsair II". Patriots Point Naval & Maritime Museum. Retrieved 23 April 2023.
  47. ↑ "F-4J Phantom II". Patriots Point Naval & Maritime Museum. Retrieved 23 April 2023.
  48. ↑ "F/A-18A Hornet". Patriots Point Naval & Maritime Museum. Retrieved 23 April 2023.
  49. ↑ "B-25D-NC SN 41-29784 "Furtle Turtle"". B-25 History Project. Retrieved 23 April 2023.
  50. ↑ "SH-3G Sea King". Patriots Point Naval & Maritime Museum. Retrieved 23 April 2023.
  51. ↑ "F-8 Crusader". Patriots Point Naval & Maritime Museum. Retrieved 23 April 2023.
  52. ↑ "Airframe Dossier - Vought F-8K Crusader, s/n 146939 USN, c/n 648". Aerial Visuals. Retrieved 23 April 2023.
  53. ↑ "AH-1J Cobra". Patriots Point Naval & Maritime Museum. Retrieved 23 April 2023.
  54. ↑ "Airframe Dossier - Bell AH-1J Sea Cobra, s/n 159210 USMC, c/n 26050". Aerial Visuals. Retrieved 24 April 2023.
  55. ↑ "Airframe Dossier - Bell UH-1D Iroquois, s/n 65-10132 US, c/n 5176". Aerial Visuals. Retrieved 24 April 2023.
  56. ↑ "UH-1 Huey". Patriots Point Naval & Maritime Museum. Retrieved 23 April 2023.
  57. ↑ "Airframe Dossier - Bell UH-1M Iroquois, s/n 66-15005 US, c/n 1733". Aerial Visuals. Retrieved 24 April 2023.
  58. ↑ "Airframe Dossier - Boeing-Vertol CH-46E Sea Knight, s/n 154009 USMC, c/n 2360". Aerial Visuals. Retrieved 24 April 2023.
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  60. ↑ "Airframe Dossier - Sikorsky UH-34D Seahorse, s/n 147171 USN, c/n 58-1087". Aerial Visuals. Retrieved 24 April 2023.
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