Naval Institute magazines - Naval History and Proceedings - to help add a dash of maritime to your next vacation.Īlabama | Arkansas | California | Connecticut | Delaware | District of Columbia | Florida | Georgia | Hawaii | Illinois | Indiana | Louisiana | Maryland | Massachusetts | Michigan | Mississippi | Missouri | Nebraska | New Hampshire | New York | North Carolina | Ohio | Oklahoma | Oregon | Pennsylvania | South Carolina | Texas | Virginia | Washington | Wisconsin Alabama This guide combines extensive information from HNSA, an interactive map and excerpts from the U.S.
They range from massive aircraft carriers, to intimidating battleships of World War II, to small patrol boats and experimental submarines. there are 164 ships, members of the Historic Naval Ships Association, the public can visit.
However, there are some that are preserved as places for the public to get a sense for what life was like for warships and their crews on the high seas. More often than not at the end of their service these ships are sold to allies, scrapped or sometimes sunk to create coral reefs or for target practice. From commissioning to when they leave the service, naval vessels are driven hard, fulfilling myriad missions and carrying their sailors and marines the world over.