The Drydock - Episode 053

Option for later, As the Texas will be moving aug25 ( I have trepidation about moving her that far) Cavalla, Stewart, the Elissa are all in Galveston Lexington is in corpus and Nimitz Foundation with HA19 Kō-hyōteki. From there uss kidd and PT-305 that you can ride.

Travis

philafelphia is a most. the olympia is still aflost there.Right across the river in NewJersey is theNew Jersey.I dont think you can travel more than 5 hours up and down the east coast of the colonies and not come across a museum ship.Not sure of where you are going to fly into, or if there is still ocean liner service across the atlantic. in the north east there is train travel available( most have grog cars).

jeffere a fradsham

the biggest problem is going to be way too many options I would just start in Boston and just follow the coast South till you run out of days good luck.

Christopher R.

Currently I'm looking at a 2-week stay, so it'll be a case of selecting locations, determining time to get there, number of ships to see, time needed etc, then folding all that into a 14 day schedule.

Drachinifel

if you go to Boston USS Constitution is a no brainer the Intrepid in NYC U505 at the Museum of Science and Industry in Chicago is great How many cities are you looking at hitting ?

Christopher R.

If you happen to come to New York I recommend visiting the USS Slater DE-766. She's moored in the port of Albany, so it's kind of out of the way, but it's a great museum ship. She's the only floating destroyer escort still in the United States.

Almost forgot - day trip distance to U.S. Naval War College (and museum) in Newport, RI. I'd also suggest the USS Slater in Albany, NY. From what I understand she's in excellent condition and very well restored.

Christopher Dent

Still, my favorite museum ship is Olympia, which I believe you said you'd already be seeing. She's moored next to a Guppy sub, a WW-II veteran (Torsk, I think). Do check it out, as it's REAL history, more than 120 years old and still a grand old lady. Ned in Nevada (Patreon Member)

If you arrive via NYC, by all means see the USS Intrepid, moored in the Hudson River due south of Times Square. If you're in San Francisco, as several have mentioned, cross the bridge to Oakland for the USS Hornet. Her sister ship, USS Yorktown (where I have several aircraft models on permanent display), is in Charleston SC, at Patriot's Point, which has a number of ships, and is a two-hour drive from Wilmington, home of the USS North Carolina, which is a great museum ship. However, if you can make it down to San Diego, you'll get a real treat - USS Midway, along with the HMS Surprise, from the movie Master & Commander, which is remarkably tiny, and gives a real sense of the time when there were iron men manning wooden ships. However, if you want to see real naval action, the Treasure Island casino has a pond out front with a couple of tall ships which engage in pirate-vs-merchantman combat action. If you want to see real ships, It's Vegas, baby ... and if you make it here, I'll spring for dinner. Welcome to the states, Drach ... Ned in Nevada ... proud Patreon member

Hey Drach, I'll put in a plug for my hometown of Boston, MA. We have the Constitution plus a Fletcher and a Des Moines right here in town. We also have Battleship Cove (USS Massachusetts et. al.) and the Naval Submarine Museum within day trip distance. I'm happy to provide local guide services. Cheers

Christopher Dent

(If you hit San Francisco I'll drive up and buy you a meal, Uncle Drach. The Maritime Museum also has an old ferry, a steel-hull sailing ship, and other attractions.)

The U.S.S. Silversides is in Michigan, but I've never been.

In the Midwest you can tour the U-505 in Chicago. She's on land, but you can get a sense of what she was like at sea from the movie they made of her story.

If you hit the West Coast the U.S.S. Pampanito is anchored in San Francisco. You can rent headphones and listen to Captain Beach narrate as you rock with the swells.

Museum of Naval Aviation in Pensacola, USS Kidd, Alabama/Drum, the WW2 museum in New Orleans. They’re all in driving distance for a weekend trip. Ingalls shipbuilding is also on the way if you can talk them into a tour of an active yard. USS Cairo is unique, but a bit further away.