Patriots Point Road Mount Pleasant, SC , 29464 Phone: (843) 884-2727 Website 6/20/17: Gone
Patriots Point Naval & Maritime Museum is located in Mount Pleasant, South Carolina, at the mouth of the Cooper River on the Charleston Harbor, across from Charleston.
Patriots Point is home to three museum ships:
USS Yorktown (CV-10), an aircraft carrier, USS Laffey (DD-724), a destroyer, USS Clamagore (SS-343), a submarine,
Former ships: USCGC Ingham (WHEC-35), and USCGC Comanche (WPG-76), Coast Guard cutter
The Yorktown has many exhibits on board, including:
Medal of Honor museum, with biographies of all medal recipients, 25 naval aircraft, including:
A-4 Skyhawk, A-6 Intruder, A-7 Corsair, F-4 Phantom, F-9 Cougar, F-14 Tomcat
Exhibits ashore include:
Civil War-era cannon
Vietnam War-era: US Navy Bell UH-1 helicopter, USMC Bell AH-1 Sea Cobra helicopter, PBR-105 river patrol boat, Naval Support Camp.
Retired 1: 1) 'Arthur J. Ravenel Bridge', Suspension bridge design (From Rainbow Market in Charleston)
Retired 2: 1) 'USS Yorktown Patriot Point Mt Pleasant, SC', Image of ship.
Retired 3: 1) 'USS Yorktown Patriot Point Mt Pleasant, SC', Image of ship. 2) Fort Sumpter National Monument, Where the Civil War Began', 3) 'Historic Charleston, SC 300 Years of History', 4) 'I Spent the Night Aboard the USS Yorktown Patriot Point Mt Pleasant, SC',
9/3/23: Retired Machine 1 added. |