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National Historic Landmark (NHL) Maritime Heritage Theme Study: Large Preserved Vessels and Shipwrecks


Long-time friend of maritime industry, former Congresswoman Helen Dellich Bentley, participates in the tug BALTIMORE's designation as a National Historic Landmark. NPS photo by Kevin Foster, 1994. 

ADVENTURE (MOTOR FISHING), GLOUCESTER, MASSACHUSETTS
Built: 1926 for FISHING; Current Use: MUSEUM

ADVENTURESS (SCHOONER), SEATTLE, WASHINGTON
Built: 1913 for ARCTIC HUNTING EXPEDITION; Current Use: SAIL TRAINING/ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION

USS ALABAMA (BATTLESHIP), MOBILE, ALABAMA
Built: 1942 for NAVAL; Current Use: MUSEUM

USS ALBACORE (SUBMARINE), PORTSMOUTH, NEW HAMPSHIRE
Built: 1953 for NAVAL; Current Use: MUSEUM

ALMA (SCOW SCHOONER), SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA
Built: 1891 for FREIGHT; Current Use: MUSEUM

AMERICAN EAGLE (AUX. SCHOONER), ROCKLAND, MAINE
Built: 1930 for FISHING; Current Use: PASSENGER CRUISES

ARTHUR FOSS (TUG), SEATTLE, WASHINGTON
Built: 1889 for TUG; Current Use: MUSEUM

BALCLUTHA (SHIP), SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA
Built: 1886 for CARGO; Current Use: MUSEUM

BALTIMORE (TUG), BALTIMORE, MARYLAND
Built: 1906 for TUG AND VIP LAUNCH; Current Use: MUSEUM

BARBARA H (formerly DONALD B) (STERNWHEEL TOWBOAT), LAMB, INDIANA
Built: 1923 for TOWBOAT; Current Use: OPERATIONAL EXHIBIT

USS BECUNA (SUBMARINE), PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA
Built: 1944 for NAVAL; Current Use: MUSEUM

BELLE OF LOUISVILLE (RIVER STEAMBOAT), LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY
Built: 1914 for FERRY AND DAY PACKET; Current Use: PASSENGER EXCURSIONS

BERKELEY (FERRY), SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA
Built: 1898 for PASSENGER FERRY; Current Use: MUSEUM

BOWDOIN (SCHOONER), CASTINE, MAINE
Built: 1921 for ARCTIC EXPLORATION; Current Use: SAIL TRAINING

USS BOWFIN (SUBMARINE), HONOLULU, HAWAII
Built: 1942 for NAVAL; Current Use: MUSEUM

C. A. THAYER (SCHOONER), SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA
Built: 1895 for LUMBER TRADE; Current Use: MUSEUM

CAPTAIN MERIWETHER LEWIS (SELF-PROPELLED DUSTPAN DREDGE), BROWNVILLE, NEBRASKA
Built: 1932 for DREDGE; Current Use: MUSEUM

USS CASSIN YOUNG (DESTROYER), BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS
Built: 1943 for NAVAL; Current Use: MUSEUM

CHARLES W. MORGAN (BARK), MYSTIC, CONNECTICUT
Built: 1841 for WHALING; Current Use: MUSEUM

CHRISTEEN (SLOOP), OYSTER BAY, NEW YORK
Built: 1883 for OYSTER DREDGING; Current Use: EXHIBIT/UNDER RESTORATION

CITY OF MILWAUKEE (GREAT LAKES CAR FERRY), ELBERTA, MICHIGAN
Built: 1931 for GREAT LAKES CAR FERRY; Current Use: LAID UP (PROPOSED MUSEUM)

USS CLAMAGORE (SUBMARINE), MOUNT PLEASANT, SOUTH CAROLINA
Built: 1945 for NAVAL; Current Use: MUSEUM

USS COBIA (SUBMARINE), MANITOWOC, WISCONSIN
Built: 1943 for NAVAL; Current Use: MUSEUM

USS COD (SUBMARINE), CLEVELAND, OHIO
Built: 1943 for NAVAL; Current Use: MUSEUM

COLUMBIA (PASSENGER VESSEL), ECORSE, MICHIGAN
Built: 1902 for PASSENGER CRUISES; Current Use: LAID UP

USS CONSTELLATION (SLOOP OF WAR), BALTIMORE, MARYLAND
Built: 1854 for NAVAL; Current Use: MUSEUM

USS CONSTITUTION (FRIGATE), CHARLESTOWN, MASSACHUSETTS
Built: 1797 for NAVAL; Current Use: MUSEUM

DELTA QUEEN (RIVER STEAMBOAT), NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA
Built: 1926 for PASSENGERS AND FREIGHT; Current Use: PASSENGER CRUISES

DELUGE (FIRE FIGHTING TUG), NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA
Built: 1923 for FIRE FIGHTING; Current Use: FIRE FIGHTING

USS DRUM (SUBMARINE), MOBILE, ALABAMA
Built: 1942 for NAVAL; Current Use: MUSEUM

DUWAMISH (FIREBOAT), SEATTLE, WASHINGTON
Built: 1909 for FIRE FIGHTING; Current Use: LAID UP

EDNA E. LOCKWOOD (BUGEYE), ST. MICHAELS, MARYLAND
Built: 1889 for OYSTERING; Current Use: MUSEUM

USS EDSON (DESTROYER), NEW YORK, NEW YORK
Built: 1958 for NAVAL; Current Use: MUSEUM

ELISSA (BARK), GALVESTON, TEXAS
Built: 1877 for CARGO; Current Use: MUSEUM

EMMA C. BERRY (SLOOP), MYSTIC, CONNECTICUT
Built: 1866 for FISHING; Current Use: MUSEUM

ERNESTINA (SCHOONER), NEW BEDFORD, MASSACHUSETTS
Built: 1894 for FISHING; Current Use: MUSEUM/SAIL TRAINING/EDUCATION

EUREKA (DOUBLE-ENDED FERRY), SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA
Built: 1890 for FERRY; Current Use: MUSEUM

FALLS OF CLYDE (SHIP), HONOLULU, HAWAII
Built: 1878 for CARGO; Current Use: MUSEUM

USCGC FIR (LIGHTHOUSE TENDER), SEATTLE, WASHINGTON
Built: 1938 for LIGHTHOUSE TENDER; Current Use: IN STORAGE/PLANS FOR MUSEUM

FIREBOAT NO. 1 (FIREBOAT), TACOMA, WASHINGTON
Built: 1929 for FIRE FIGHTING; Current Use: MUSEUM

FIREFIGHTER (FIREBOAT), STATEN ISLAND, NEW YORK
Built: 1938 for FIRE FIGHTING; Current Use: FIRE FIGHTING

GEO. M. VERITY (TOWBOAT), KEOKUK, IOWA
Built: 1927 for RIVER TOWBOAT; Current Use: MUSEUM

GOLDENROD (SHOWBOAT), ST. CHARLES, MISSOURI
Built: 1910 for SHOWBOAT; Current Use: SHOWBOAT

GOVERNOR STONE (SCHOONER), APALACHICOLA, FLORIDA
Built: 1877 for FREIGHT; Current Use: MUSEUM AND SAIL TRAINING

GRACE BAILEY (SCHOONER), CAMDEN, MAINE
Built: 1882 for CARGO; Current Use: PASSENGER CRUISES

HA-19 (MIDGET SUBMARINE), FREDERICKSBURG, TEXAS
Built: 1938 for NAVAL; Current Use: MUSEUM

USS HAZARD (MINESWEEPER), OMAHA, NEBRASKA
Built: 1944 for U.S. NAVY; Current Use: MUSEUM

HERCULES (TUG), SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA
Built: 1907 for TUG; Current Use: MUSEUM

HILDA M. WILLING (SKIPJACK), TILGHMAN, MARYLAND
Built: 1905 for OYSTER DREDGING; Current Use: OYSTER DREDGING

HOGA (TUG/YARD TUG, LARGE), OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA
Built: 1940 for FIRE FIGHTING HARBOR TUG; Current Use: UNDERGOING TRANSFER

USS HORNET (AIRCRAFT CARRIER), ALAMEDA, CALIFORNIA
Built: 1943 for NAVAL; Current Use: MUSEUM

USCGC INGHAM (COAST GURAD CUTTER), MOUNT PLEASANT, SOUTH CAROLINA; Built: 1936 for COAST GUARD CUTTER; Current Use: MUSEUM

USS INTREPID (AIRCRAFT CARRIER), NEW YORK, NEW YORK
Built: 1943 for NAVAL; Current Use: MUSEUM

ISAAC H. EVANS (SCHOONER), ROCKLAND, MAINE
Built: 1886 for OYSTERING; Current Use: PASSENGER CRUISES

J. E. RIGGIN (SCHOONER), ROCKLAND, MAINE
Built: 1927 for OYSTERING; Current Use: PASSENGER CRUISES

JEREMIAH O'BRIEN (LIBERTY SHIP), SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA
Built: 1943 for DRY CARGO; Current Use: MUSEUM/PASSENGER CRUISES

USS JOSEPH P. KENNEDY JR (DESTROYER), FALL RIVER, MASSACHUSETTS
Built: 1945 for NAVAL; Current Use: MUSEUM

KATHRYN (SKIPJACK (ROUND BOTTOM)), TILGHMAN, MARYLAND
Built: 1901 for OYSTER DREDGING; Current Use: OYSTER DREDGING

USS KIDD (DESTROYER), BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA
Built: 1943 for NAVAL; Current Use: MUSEUM

L. A. DUNTON (SCHOONER), MYSTIC, CONNECTICUT
Built: 1921 for FISHING; Current Use: MUSEUM

USS LAFFEY (DESTROYER), MOUNT PLEASANT, SOUTH CAROLINA
Built: 1944 for NAVAL; Current Use: MUSEUM

LANE VICTORY (VICTORY (VC2-S-AP2 TYPE)), SAN PEDRO, CALIFORNIA
Built: 1945 for EMERGENCY FLEET FREIGHTER; Current Use: MUSEUM

LETTIE G. HOWARD (SCHOONER), NEW YORK, NEW YORK
Built: 1893 for FISHING; Current Use: MUSEUM VESSEL

LEWIS R. FRENCH (SCHOONER), CAMDEN, MAINE
Built: 1871 for CARGO (COASTING SCHOONER); Current Use: PASSENGER CRUISES

LIGHTSHIP NO. 83 "RELIEF" (LIGHTSHIP), SEATTLE, WASHINGTON
Built: 1904 for AID TO NAVIGATION; Current Use: MUSEUM

LIGHTSHIP NO. 87 "AMBROSE" (LIGHTSHIP), NEW YORK, NEW YORK
Built: 1907 for AID TO NAVIGATION; Current Use: MUSEUM

LIGHTSHIP NO. 101 "PORTSMOUTH" (LIGHTSHIP), PORTSMOUTH, VIRGINIA
Built: 1915 for AID TO NAVIGATION; Current Use: MUSEUM

LIGHTSHIP NO. 103 "HURON" (LIGHTSHIP), PORT HURON, MICHIGAN
Built: 1921 for AID TO NAVIGATION; Current Use: MUSEUM

LIGHTSHIP NO. 112 "NANTUCKET" (LIGHTSHIP), NEW YORK, NEW YORK
Built: 1936 for LIGHTSHIP; Current Use: MUSEUM

LIGHTSHIP NO. 116 "CHESAPEAKE" (LIGHTSHIP), BALTIMORE, MARYLAND
Built: 1930 for AID TO NAVIGATION; Current Use: MUSEUM

LIGHTSHIP WAL-605 "RELIEF" (LIGHTSHIP), OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA
Built: 1951 for AID TO NAVIGATION; Current Use: MUSEUM

LIGHTSHIP WLV-604 "COLUMBIA" (LIGHTSHIP), ASTORIA, OREGON
Built: 1950 for AID TO NAVIGATION; Current Use: MUSEUM

USS LIONFISH (SUBMARINE), FALL RIVER, MASSACHUSETTS
Built: 1944 for SUBMARINE; Current Use: MUSEUM

LONE STAR (TUG), LE CLAIRE, IOWA
Built: 1868 for TOWBOAT; Current Use: MUSEUM

LUNA (TUG), BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS
Built: 1930 for TUG; Current Use: RAISED AND BEING RESTORED

MAJESTIC (SHOWBOAT), CINCINNATI, OHIO
Built: 1923 for SHOWBOAT; Current Use: SHOWBOAT

USS MASSACHUSETTS (BATTLESHIP), FALL RIVER, MASSACHUSETTS
Built: 1942 for NAVAL; Current Use: MUSEUM

MAYOR ANDREW BROADDUS (LIFESAVING STATION), LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY
Built: 1929 for LIFESAVING STATION; Current Use: WHARF BOAT FOR BELLE OF LOUISVILLE

MERCANTILE (SCHOONER), CAMDEN, MAINE
Built: 1916 for CARGO; Current Use: PASSENGER CRUISES

MILWAUKEE CLIPPER (PASSENGER VESSEL), MUSKEGON, MICHIGAN
Built: 1904 for PASSENGERS AND FREIGHT; Current Use: LAID UP - UNDER RESTORATION

MONTGOMERY (SNAGBOAT), PICKENSVILLE, ALABAMA
Built: 1926 for SNAG REMOVAL; Current Use: MUSEUM

NASH (TUG), OSWEGO, NEW YORK
Built: 1943 for TOWING; Current Use: MUSEUM VESSEL

USS NAUTILUS (NUCLEAR SUBMARINE), GROTON, CONNECTICUT
Built: 1954 for NAVAL; Current Use: MUSEUM

NELLIE CROCKETT (BUY-BOAT), GEORGETOWN, MARYLAND
Built: 1926 for OYSTER TRADE; Current Use: OYSTER TRADE

NENANA (RIVER STEAMBOAT), FAIRBANKS, ALASKA
Built: 1933 for PASSENGER/FREIGHT PACKET; Current Use: UNDER RESTORATION

USS NORTH CAROLINA (BATTLESHIP), WILMINGTON, NORTH CAROLINA
Built: 1941 for NAVAL; Current Use: MUSEUM

USS OLYMPIA (CRUISER), PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA
Built: 1895 for NAVAL; Current Use: MUSEUM

USS PAMPANITO (SUBMARINE), SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA
Built: 1943 for NAVAL; Current Use: MUSEUM

PHILADELPHIA (GUNDOLA), WASHINGTON, D.C.
Built: 1776 for NAVAL; Current Use: MUSEUM

POTOMAC (PRESIDENTIAL YACHT), OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA
Built: 1934 for NAVAL; Current Use: MUSEUM

PRESIDENT (RIVER STEAMBOAT), DAVENPORT, IOWA
Built: 1924 for PASSENGER AND CARGO; Current Use: CRUISING CASINO

PT 617 (MOTOR TORPEDO BOAT), FALL RIVER, MASSACHUSETTS
Built: 1945 for NAVAL; Current Use: MUSEUM

PT 796 (PATROL TORPEDO BOAT), FALL RIVER, MASSACHUSETTS
Built: 1945 for NAVAL; Current Use: MUSEUM

RALPH J. SCOTT (FIREBOAT), SAN PEDRO, CALIFORNIA
Built: 1925 for FIREBOAT; Current Use: FIREBOAT

ROSEWAY (PILOT SCHOONER), NORTH HAMPTON, NEW HAMPSHIRE
Built: 1925 for PILOTING; Current Use: UNDER RESTORATION

SABINO (PASSENGER VESSEL), MYSTIC, CONNECTICUT
Built: 1908 for PASSENGER VESSEL; Current Use: MUSEUM/PASSENGER CRUISES

SAVANNAH (NUCLEAR SHIP), FORT EUSTIS, VIRGINIA
Built: 1959 for PASSENGER/CARGO; Current Use: JAMES RIVER RESERVE FLEET

SEQUOIA (YACHT), NORFOLK, VIRGINIA
Built: 1925 for YACHT; Current Use: IN STORAGE

SERGEANT FLOYD (TOWBOAT), SIOUX CITY, IOWA
Built: 1932 for GOVERNMENT; Current Use: MUSEUM/TOURIST INFORMATION CENTER

USS SILVERSIDES (SUBMARINE), MUSKEGON, MICHIGAN
Built: 1941 for NAVAL; Current Use: MUSEUM

STAR OF INDIA (BARK), SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA
Built: 1863 for CARGO/PASSENGER; Current Use: MUSEUM

STE. CLAIRE (PASSENGER VESSEL), ECORSE, MICHIGAN
Built: 1911 for EXCURSION STEAMER; Current Use: LAID UP

STEPHEN TABER (SCHOONER), ROCKLAND, MAINE
Built: 1871 for CARGO; Current Use: PASSENGER CRUISES

USCGC TANEY (COAST GUARD CUTTER), BALTIMORE, MARYLAND
Built: 1936 for NAVAL; Current Use: MUSEUM

USS TEXAS (BATTLESHIP), LAPORTE, TEXAS
Built: 1914 for NAVAL; Current Use: MUSEUM

USS THE SULLIVANS (DESTROYER), BUFFALO, NEW YORK
Built: 1943 for NAVAL; Current Use: MUSEUM

TICONDEROGA (PASSENGER VESSEL), SHELBURNE, VERMONT
Built: 1906 for CARGO/PASSENGERS; Current Use: MUSEUM

USS TORSK (SUBMARINE), BALTIMORE, MARYLAND
Built: 1944 for NAVAL; Current Use: MUSEUM

U-505 (SUBMARINE), CHICAGO, ILLINOIS
Built: 1941 for NAVAL; Current Use: MUSEUM

VICTORY CHIMES (SCHOONER), ROCKLAND, MAINE
Built: 1900 for CARGO; Current Use: PASSENGER CRUISES

VIRGINIA V (PASSENGER VESSEL), SEATTLE, WASHINGTON
Built: 1922 for PASSENGER/FREIGHT; Current Use: EXCURSIONS

W. P. SNYDER JR. (TOWBOAT), MARIETTA, OHIO
Built: 1918 for TOWBOAT; Current Use: MUSEUM

W. T. PRESTON (SNAGBOAT), ANACORTES, WASHINGTON
Built: 1939 for SNAG REMOVAL; Current Use: MUSEUM

WAPAMA (STEAM SCHOONER), SAUSALITO, CALIFORNIA
Built: 1915 for PASSENGER/FREIGHT; Current Use: MUSEUM/UNDER RESTORATION

WILLIAM M. BLACK (DREDGE, HYDRAULIC PIPELINE), DUBUQUE, IOWA
Built: 1934 for DREDGE; Current Use: MUSEUM

WM. B. TENNISON (BUYBOAT/ORIG. BUGEYE), SOLOMONS, MARYLAND
Built: 1899 for OYSTERING; Current Use: MUSEUM/EXCURSION

USS YORKTOWN (AIRCRAFT CARRIER), MOUNT PLEASANT, SOUTH CAROLINA
Built: 1943 for NAVAL; Current Use: MUSEUM

NHL Shipwrecks:

SS ANTONIO LOPEZ (STEAMSHIP), DORADO, PUERTO RICO
Built: 1882; Wreck date: 1898; Use at Loss: BLOCKADE RUNNER

USS ARIZONA (BATTLESHIP), PEARL CITY, HAWAII
Built: 1915; Wreck date: 1941; Use at Loss: NAVAL

LAND TORTOISE (RADEAU), LAKE GEORGE, NEW YORK
Built: 1758; Wreck date: 1758; Use at Loss: NAVAL

MAPLE LEAF (SIDEWHEEL STEAMSHIP), JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA
Built: 1851; Wreck date: 1864; Use at Loss: CARGO TRANSPORT

USS MONITOR (SGL TURRET MONITOR), BUXTON, NORTH CAROLINA
Built: 1861; Wreck date: 1862; Use at Loss: WARSHIP

USS UTAH (BATTLESHIP), HONOLULU, HAWAII
Built: 1909; Wreck date: 1941; Use at Loss: NAVAL
 


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These pages were prepared by Candace Clifford, National Maritime Initiative, National Park Service (2280), 1849 C Street, NW, Room NC400, Washington, DC 20240; email candace_clifford@nps.gov (candace_clifford@nps.gov).