U.S. Ship Memorials and Museums

(sorted geographically)

This table attempts to list all the ships and boats, wherever built, that have been retired from active service and preserved in the U.S. either as a memorial or as a museum, if not both.  Some are not technically either museums or memorials, just old boats that have been rescued from the scrap yard.  Pleasure boats and boats that are so small that they do not require a crew are not included.  Replicas are not included either, only original vessels.  It's quite a list: who would have thought that there were so many products of the shipbuilder's art (with an average age of about 80) preserved and on public display all over the U.S. (in 40 states and the District of Columbia)?  It's curious, however, that the Smithsonian Institution isn't represented here.

A lot of credit for this table goes to Kevin Kopp, who has inundated me with links to boats that I would probably never have found otherwise: thanks, Kevin.  Anyone who finds any more or notices any errors, please e-mail me at timcolton@aol.com.