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{{Infobox museum

| name = Patriots Point Naval & Maritime Museum

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| image = File:USS Yorktown (CVS-10) at Patriots Point 2006.jpg

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| map_type = South Carolina

| coordinates = {{coord|32.790377|-79.90821|region:US_type:landmark|display=inline,title}}

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| established = {{start date|1976|01|03|df=y}}

| dissolved =

| location = Mount Pleasant, South Carolina

| type = Naval museum

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| website = {{URL|http://www.patriotspoint.org}}

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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.

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.{{cite news |last1=Hitchcock |first1=Wallace C. |title=Patriot's Point |url=http://www.newspapers.com/newspage/750792595 |access-date=23 April 2023 |work=The State |date=23 August 1981 |page=1-C}} 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.{{cite news |title=Charleston, S.C. to Get New Naval Museum |url=http://www.newspapers.com/newspage/163578728 |access-date=23 April 2023 |work=Evening Journal |date=25 March 1975 |page=25}} On 3 January 1976, the aircraft carrier {{USS|Yorktown|CV-10|6}} was opened to the public.{{cite news |title=Small Crowd at Yorktown Dedication |url=http://www.newspapers.com/newspage/750666658 |access-date=23 April 2023 |work=The State |agency=UPI |date=4 January 1976 |page=1-C}}

The destroyer {{USS|Laffey|DD-724|6}} was added to the museum in 1978.{{cite news |title=New Ship for Patriots Point |url=http://www.newspapers.com/newspage/344675324 |access-date=23 April 2023 |work=The Times and Democrat |date=30 November 1978 |page=3B}} The museum was expanded again in 1981 with the addition of the submarine {{USS|Clamagore|SS-343|6}} in May and NS Savannah in October.{{cite news |title=Sub Returns to Charleston for Final Place of Rest |url=http://www.newspapers.com/newspage/187912464 |access-date=23 April 2023 |work=Greenville News |agency=AP |date=15 May 1981 |page=2F}}{{cite news |last1=Stracener |first1=William |title=Savannah Arrives at Berth |url=http://www.newspapers.com/newspage/751050335 |access-date=23 April 2023 |work=The State |date=23 October 1981 |page=11-D}} {{USCGC|Comanche|WPG-76|6}} was acquired in 1984.{{cite news |last1=Matthews |first1=William |title=Museum Claims Vessel |url=http://www.newspapers.com/newspage/237851985 |access-date=23 April 2023 |work=Daily Press |date=12 April 1984 |page=20}}

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.{{cite news |last1=Baker |first1=Crystal A. |title=Patriots Point Makes History Good Business |url=http://www.newspapers.com/newspage/751566919 |access-date=23 April 2023 |work=The State |date=21 September 1987 |page=6}} 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.{{cite news |title=Patriots Point Will Cut Loose Ship Used Only by State VIPs |url=http://www.newspapers.com/newspage/751910140 |access-date=23 April 2023 |work=The State |agency=Associated Press |date=10 September 1989 |page=6-B}} The same year, {{USCGC|Ingham|WHEC-35|6}} arrived at the museum, replacing Comanche.{{cite news |title=Historic Cutter to Arrive at Patriots Point Museum |url=http://www.newspapers.com/newspage/756089213 |access-date=23 April 2023 |work=The Herald |agency=AP |date=21 August 1989}}{{cite news |title=Patriots Point Will Cut Loose Ship Used Only by State VIPs |url=http://www.newspapers.com/newspage/751910140 |access-date=23 April 2023 |work=The State |agency=Associated Press |date=10 September 1989 |page=6-B}} The latter was removed from the museum and sunk as a reef in 1992, but not before suffering damage during Hurricane Hugo.{{cite news |title=Shipyard Says Plan to Sink Ship Wasteful |url=http://www.newspapers.com/newspage/751915514 |access-date=23 April 2023 |work=The State |agency=Associated Press |date=7 December 1991}}{{cite news |title=Coast Guard Cutter Comanche Sunk for Offshore Fishing Reef |url=http://www.newspapers.com/newspage/344658521 |access-date=23 April 2023 |work=The Times and Democrat |date=19 July 1992 |page=7B}} By that time, the development project had failed and the development authority was forced to declare bankruptcy.{{cite news |title=Lawyers Agree on Patriots Point Payment |url=http://www.newspapers.com/newspage/344898856 |access-date=23 April 2023 |work=The Times and Democrat |agency=Associated Press |date=17 April 1991 |page=3B}}

A replica of a Vietnam War-era naval base was opened in 1993.{{cite news |last1=Saine |first1=Deborah |title='Somewhere, South Vietnam' |url=http://www.newspapers.com/newspage/756459832 |access-date=24 April 2023 |work=The Herald |date=2 March 1993 |page=1C}}

Savannah was removed from the museum and towed to the James River Merchant Marine Reserve Fleet in 1994.{{cite news |title=N.S. Savannah Headed for 'Ghost Fleet' |url=http://www.newspapers.com/newspage/752444447 |access-date=23 April 2023 |work=The State |agency=Associated Press |date=16 July 1994 |page=B7}}

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.{{cite news |last1=Silva |first1=Mark |title=Kerry Notes He Fought in War |url=http://www.newspapers.com/newspage/270310250 |access-date=23 April 2023 |work=Orlando Sentinel |date=3 September 2003 |page=A7}}

Laffey was towed to a shipyard for repairs on 19 August 2009.{{cite news |last1=Kropf |first1=Schuyler |title=Laffey Towed to Shipyard for Repairs |url=http://www.newspapers.com/newspage/754972421 |access-date=23 April 2023 |work=The State |date=20 August 2009 |page=B8}} The following day, Ingham was removed by the Coast Guard.{{cite news |last1=Bird |first1=Allyson |title=Big Debt Looms for Patriots Point |url=http://www.newspapers.com/newspage/754950707 |access-date=23 April 2023 |work=The State |date=24 October 2009 |pages=B1, B5}} The destroyer returned to the museum in 2012.{{cite news |last1=Smith |first1=Bruce |title=WWII Destroyer Returns to SC Home After Repairs |url=http://news.yahoo.com/wwii-destroyer-returns-sc-home-repairs-165711422.html |access-date=23 April 2023 |work=Yahoo News |agency=Associated Press |date=25 January 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120125195334/http://news.yahoo.com/wwii-destroyer-returns-sc-home-repairs-165711422.html |archive-date=25 January 2012}}

Clamagore was towed away for scrapping in 2022.{{cite news |last1=Ramsey |first1=John |title=Navy submarine Clamagore towed from Patriots Point to be scrapped |url=http://www.postandcourier.com/news/navy-submarine-clamagore-towed-from-patriots-point-to-be-scrapped/article_4d9fbc94-4a74-11ed-b196-afad201f163d.html |access-date=23 April 2023 |work=The Post and Courier |date=14 October 2022}}

Exhibits

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=Ships=

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

  • {{USS|Yorktown|CV-10|6}}, an aircraft carrier{{cite web |title=USS Yorktown (CV-10) |url=http://www.patriotspoint.org/explore/uss-yorktown |website=Patriots Point Naval & Maritime Museum |access-date=24 April 2023}}
  • {{USS|Laffey|DD-724|6}}, a destroyer{{cite web |title=USS Laffey (DD-724) |url=http://www.patriotspoint.org/explore/uss-laffey |website=Patriots Point Naval & Maritime Museum |access-date=24 April 2023}}

=Aircraft collection=

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  • Boeing-Stearman N2S-3{{cite web |title=N-2 Stearman-Kaydet |url=http://www.patriotspoint.org/assets/pdf/aircraft/n-2_stearman_kaydet.pdf |website=Patriots Point Naval & Maritime Museum |access-date=23 April 2023}}{{cite web |title=Airframe Dossier - Stearman-Boeing N2S-3 Kaydet, s/n 07526 USN, c/n 75-7130 |url=http://www.aerialvisuals.ca/AirframeDossier.php?Serial=92536 |website=Aerial Visuals |access-date=23 April 2023}}
  • Douglas A-4C Skyhawk{{cite web |title=A-4C Skyhawk |url=http://www.patriotspoint.org/explore/aircraft/a-4c-skyhawk |website=Patriots Point Naval & Maritime Museum |access-date=23 April 2023}}
  • Douglas AD-4N Skyraider{{cite web |title=AD-4N Skyraider |url=http://www.patriotspoint.org/explore/aircraft/ad-4n-skyraider |website=Patriots Point Naval & Maritime Museum |access-date=23 April 2023}}
  • Douglas EA-3B Skywarrior{{cite web |title=EA-3B Skywarrior |url=http://www.patriotspoint.org/explore/aircraft/ea-3b-skywarrior |website=Patriots Point Naval & Maritime Museum |access-date=23 April 2023}}
  • Douglas SBD-5 Dauntless{{cite web |title=SBD Dauntless |url=http://www.patriotspoint.org/explore/aircraft/sbd-dauntless |website=Patriots Point Naval & Maritime Museum |access-date=23 April 2023}}{{cite web |title=Airframe Dossier - Northrop-Douglas SBD-5 Dauntless, s/n 36173 USN |url=http://www.aerialvisuals.ca/AirframeDossier.php?Serial=62012 |website=Aerial Visuals |access-date=23 April 2023}}
  • General Motors TBM-3E Avenger{{cite web |title=TBM Avenger |url=http://www.patriotspoint.org/explore/aircraft/tbm-avenger |website=Patriots Point Naval & Maritime Museum |access-date=23 April 2023}}{{cite web |title=Airframe Dossier - Grumman-General Motors TBM-3E Avenger, s/n 69344 USN, c/n 2083, c/r N66475 |url=http://www.aerialvisuals.ca/AirframeDossier.php?Serial=30310 |website=Aerial Visuals |access-date=23 April 2023}}
  • Goodyear FG-1D Corsair{{cite web |title=FG-1D Corsair |url=http://www.patriotspoint.org/explore/aircraft/fg-1d-corsair |website=Patriots Point Naval & Maritime Museum |access-date=23 April 2023}}
  • Grumman A-6E Intruder{{cite web |title=A-6E Intruder |url=http://www.patriotspoint.org/explore/aircraft/a-6e-intruder |website=Patriots Point Naval & Maritime Museum |access-date=23 April 2023}}
  • Grumman E-1B Tracer{{cite web |title=E-1B Tracer |url=http://www.patriotspoint.org/explore/aircraft/e-1b-tracer |website=Patriots Point Naval & Maritime Museum |access-date=23 April 2023}}
  • Grumman F-14A Tomcat{{cite web |title=F-14 Tomcat |url=http://www.patriotspoint.org/explore/aircraft/f-14-tomcat |website=Patriots Point Naval & Maritime Museum |access-date=23 April 2023}}{{cite web |title=Airframe Dossier - Grumman F-14A Tomcat, s/n 159025 USN, c/n 086 |url=http://www.aerialvisuals.ca/AirframeDossier.php?Serial=65998 |website=Aerial Visuals |access-date=23 April 2023}}
  • Grumman F4F-3A Wildcat{{cite web |title=F4F Wildcat |url=http://www.patriotspoint.org/explore/aircraft/f4f-wildcat |website=Patriots Point Naval & Maritime Museum |access-date=23 April 2023}}{{cite web |title=Airframe Dossier - Grumman F4F-3A Wildcat, s/n 3956, c/n 0838 |url=http://www.aerialvisuals.ca/AirframeDossier.php?Serial=199147 |website=Aerial Visuals |access-date=23 April 2023}}
  • Grumman F6F-5K Hellcat{{cite web |title=F6F Hellcat |url=http://www.patriotspoint.org/explore/aircraft/f6f-hellcat |website=Patriots Point Naval & Maritime Museum |access-date=23 April 2023}}{{cite web |title=Airframe Dossier - Grumman F6F-5K Hellcat, s/n 79593 USN, c/n A-10738 |url=http://www.aerialvisuals.ca/AirframeDossier.php?Serial=71450 |website=Aerial Visuals |access-date=23 April 2023}}
  • Grumman S-2E Tracker{{cite web |title=S-2E Tracker |url=http://www.patriotspoint.org/explore/aircraft/s-2e-tracker |website=Patriots Point Naval & Maritime Museum |access-date=23 April 2023}}
  • Grumman TF-9J Cougar{{cite web |title=TF-9J Cougar |url=http://www.patriotspoint.org/explore/aircraft/tf-9j-cougar |website=Patriots Point Naval & Maritime Museum |access-date=23 April 2023}}
  • Gyrodyne QH-50 DASH{{cite web |title=QH-50 DASH |url=http://www.patriotspoint.org/explore/aircraft/qh-50-dash |website=Patriot's Point Naval & Maritime Museum |access-date=23 April 2023}}
  • Lockheed S-3B Viking{{cite web |title=Airframe Dossier - Lockheed S-3B Viking, s/n 159731 USN, c/n 394A-1060 |url=http://www.aerialvisuals.ca/AirframeDossier.php?Serial=73994 |website=Aerial Visuals |access-date=23 April 2023}}
  • Ling-Temco-Vought A-7E Corsair II{{cite web |title=A-7E Corsair II |url=http://www.patriotspoint.org/explore/aircraft/a-7e-corsair-ii |website=Patriots Point Naval & Maritime Museum |access-date=23 April 2023}}
  • McDonnell Douglas F-4J Phantom II{{cite web |title=F-4J Phantom II |url=http://www.patriotspoint.org/explore/aircraft/f-4j-phantom-ii |website=Patriots Point Naval & Maritime Museum |access-date=23 April 2023}}
  • McDonnell Douglas F/A-18A Hornet{{cite web |title=F/A-18A Hornet |url=http://www.patriotspoint.org/explore/aircraft/f-a-18a-hornet |website=Patriots Point Naval & Maritime Museum |access-date=23 April 2023}}
  • North American B-25D Mitchell{{cite web |title=B-25D-NC SN 41-29784 "Furtle Turtle" |url=http://www.b-25history.org/aircraft/4129784.htm |website=B-25 History Project |access-date=23 April 2023}}
  • Sikorsky SH-3G Sea King{{cite web |title=SH-3G Sea King |url=http://www.patriotspoint.org/explore/aircraft/sh-3g-sea-king |website=Patriots Point Naval & Maritime Museum |access-date=23 April 2023}}
  • Vought F-8K Crusader{{cite web |title=F-8 Crusader |url=http://www.patriotspoint.org/explore/aircraft/f-8-crusader |website=Patriots Point Naval & Maritime Museum |access-date=23 April 2023}}{{cite web |title=Airframe Dossier - Vought F-8K Crusader, s/n 146939 USN, c/n 648 |url=http://www.aerialvisuals.ca/AirframeDossier.php?Serial=18363 |website=Aerial Visuals |access-date=23 April 2023}}

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=Vietnam Experience=

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  • Bell AH-1J SeaCobra{{cite web |title=AH-1J Cobra |url=http://www.patriotspoint.org/explore/aircraft/ah-1j-cobra |website=Patriots Point Naval & Maritime Museum |access-date=23 April 2023}}{{cite web |title=Airframe Dossier - Bell AH-1J Sea Cobra, s/n 159210 USMC, c/n 26050 |url=http://www.aerialvisuals.ca/AirframeDossier.php?Serial=15006 |website=Aerial Visuals |access-date=24 April 2023}}
  • Bell UH-1D Iroquois{{cite web |title=Airframe Dossier - Bell UH-1D Iroquois, s/n 65-10132 US, c/n 5176 |url=http://www.aerialvisuals.ca/AirframeDossier.php?Serial=14202 |website=Aerial Visuals |access-date=24 April 2023}}
  • Bell UH-1M Iroquois{{cite web |title=UH-1 Huey |url=http://www.patriotspoint.org/explore/aircraft/uh-1-huey |website=Patriots Point Naval & Maritime Museum |access-date=23 April 2023}}{{cite web |title=Airframe Dossier - Bell UH-1M Iroquois, s/n 66-15005 US, c/n 1733 |url=http://www.aerialvisuals.ca/AirframeDossier.php?Serial=8915 |website=Aerial Visuals |access-date=24 April 2023}}
  • Boeing Vertol CH-46E Sea Knight{{cite web |title=Airframe Dossier - Boeing-Vertol CH-46E Sea Knight, s/n 154009 USMC, c/n 2360 |url=http://www.aerialvisuals.ca/AirframeDossier.php?Serial=168887 |website=Aerial Visuals |access-date=24 April 2023}}
  • Sikorsky UH-34D{{cite web |title=UH-34D Seahorse |url=http://www.patriotspoint.org/explore/aircraft/uh-34d-seahorse |website=Patriots Point Naval & Maritime Museum |access-date=23 April 2023}}{{cite web |title=Airframe Dossier - Sikorsky UH-34D Seahorse, s/n 147171 USN, c/n 58-1087 |url=http://www.aerialvisuals.ca/AirframeDossier.php?Serial=16751 |website=Aerial Visuals |access-date=24 April 2023}}
  • M35A2 cargo truck
  • M42 Duster mobile anti-aircraft gun{{Citation needed|date=April 2023}}
  • M101 howitzer artillery gun{{Citation needed|date=April 2023}}
  • M114 armored fighting vehicle{{Citation needed|date=April 2023}}
  • Dodge M43 ambulance{{Citation needed|date=April 2023}}
  • Naval Support Camp{{Citation needed|date=April 2023}}
  • PBR-105 river patrol boat{{cite web |title=Vietnam Experience Exhibit |url=http://www.patriotspoint.org/explore/vietnam-exhibit |website=Patriots Point Naval & Maritime Museum |access-date=24 April 2023}}{{Failed verification|date=April 2023}}
  • Willys MB{{Citation needed|date=April 2023}}

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=Other exhibits=

  • Medal of Honor museum, with biographies of all medal recipients{{cite web |title=Medal of Honor Museum |url=http://www.patriotspoint.org/explore/medal-of-honor-museum |website=Patriots Point Naval & Maritime Museum |access-date=24 April 2023}}

See also

References

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External links

{{Commons category|Patriots Point Naval & Maritime Museum}}

  • {{Official website|http://www.patriotspoint.org}}
  • [http://www.ussyorktownfoundation.org USS Yorktown Foundation]
  • [http://www.cmohs.org/society/museum.htm Congressional Medal of Honor Museum]
  • [http://www.ussyorktown.net/main/index.php USS Yorktown CV10 Association]

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Category:Museums in Charleston County, South Carolina

Category:Maritime museums in South Carolina

Category:Military and war museums in South Carolina

Category:Naval museums in the United States

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