This is a list of the National Historic Landmarks in the United States that are ships, shipwrecks, or shipyards.The United States Naval Academy, in Maryland, is a ship-related institution that is also an NHL, but is not included. The list is based on reviews of the "National Historic Landmarks Survey: List of National Historic Landmarks by State" document and searching on related National Park Service websites.
Of the more than 2,500 NHLs, about 5 percent are ships, shipwrecks, or shipyards.
The NHL ships, shipwrecks, and shipyards are distributed across 31 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and the U.S.-associated state of Micronesia.
Shipwrecks Name (according to NHL) Image State Datedeclared Museum association 1 Antonio Lopez Puerto Rico 2 USS Arizona (shipwreck) Hawaii Shipwreck 3 Land Tortoise (radeau) New York Shipwreck 4 Maple Leaf (shipwreck) Florida Shipwreck 5 USS Monitor North Carolina Shipwreck 6 Truk Lagoon Underwater Fleet, Truk Atoll Micronesia Shipwrecks 7 USS Utah (shipwreck) Hawaii Shipwreck
Ships
Name (according to NHL) Image State Datedeclared Museum association 1 Adventure (schooner) Massachusetts 2 Adventuress (schooner) Washington 3 USS Alabama (battleship) Alabama 4 USS Albacore (submarine) New Hampshire Port of Portsmouth Maritime Museum 5 Alma (scow schooner) California San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park 6 American Eagle (schooner) Maine 7 Arthur Foss (tug) Washington 8 SS Badger Michigan 9 Balclutha (square-rigger) California 10 Baltimore (tug) Maryland 11 USS Becuna (submarine) Pennsylvania 12 Belle of Louisville (river steamboat) Kentucky 13 Berkeley (ferry) California 14 Bowdoin (Arctic exploration schooner) Maine 15 USS Bowfin (submarine) Hawaii 16 USCGC Bramble (cutter) Michigan former museum ship in Port Huron, Michigan, now MV Bramble 17 C. A. Thayer (schooner) California 18 Captain Meriwether Lewis (dustpan dredge) Nebraska 19 USS Cassin Young Massachusetts Boston National Historical Park 20 Charles W. Morgan (bark) Connecticut At Mystic Seaport Museum 21 Christeen (sloop) New York 22 City of Milwaukee (Great Lakes car ferry) Michigan 23 USS Cobia (submarine) Wisconsin 24 USS Cod (submarine) Ohio The USS COD Submarine Memorial is a National Historic Landmark and is docked in Cleveland, Ohio. 25 Columbia (excursion steamer) Michigan 26 Constellation (frigate) Maryland 27 USS Constitution (frigate) Massachusetts Boston National Historical Park 28 Delta Queen (river steamboat) Louisiana 29 Deluge (fire fighting tug) Louisiana 30 Donald B. (towboat) Indiana 31 USS Drum (submarine) Alabama 32 Duwamish (fireboat) Washington 33 Edna E. Lockwood (bugeye) Maryland 34 USS Edson Michigan Relocated From New York to Michigan as museum ship in 2013. 35 Edward M. Cotter fireboat New York Active duty with the Buffalo Fire Department 36 Elissa (bark) Texas 37 Emma C. Berry (sloop) Connecticut At Mystic Seaport Museum 38 Ernestina (schooner) Massachusetts New Bedford Whaling National Historical Park 39 Eureka (double-ended ferry) California 40 USCGC Fir California 41 Fireboat No. 1 Washington 42 Fire Fighter New York 43 George M. Verity (towboat) Iowa 44 Governor Stone (schooner) Florida 45 Grace Bailey (schooner) Maine 46 HA. 19 (midget submarine) Texas At National Museum of the Pacific War 47 USS Hazard (minesweeper) Nebraska 48 Hercules (tug) California 49 Hilda M. Willing (skipjack) Maryland 50 Arkansas 51 USS Hornet (CVS-12) (aircraft carrier) California 52 USCGC Ingham South Carolina formerly Patriot's Pointrelocating to USS Mohawk CGC Memorial Museum 53 USS Intrepid (CV-11) New York Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum 54 Isaac H. Evans (schooner) Maine 55 J. & E. Riggin (schooner) Maine 56 Jeremiah O'Brien (Liberty ship) California 57 USS Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr. (destroyer) Massachusetts Battleship Cove 58 Kathryn (skipjack) Maryland 59 USS Kidd (destroyer) Louisiana 60 L. A. Dunton (schooner) Connecticut At Mystic Seaport Museum 61 USS Laffey South Carolina Patriot's Point 62 Lane Victory (Victory ship) California 63 Lettie G. Howard (schooner) New York South Street Seaport Museum 64 USS Lexington Texas 65 Lewis R. French (schooner) Maine 66 Lightship No. 87, "Ambrose" New York at South Street Seaport museum 67 Lightship No. 103, "Huron" Michigan 68 Lightship No. 83, "Swiftsure" Washington 69 Lightship No. 101, "Portsmouth" Virginia 70 Lightship No. 112, "Nantucket" Massachusetts was in Connecticut and New York; now owned by the United States Lightship Museum 71 Lightship No. 116, "Chesapeake" Maryland at the Baltimore Maritime Museum 72 Lightship WAL-604, "Columbia" Oregon 73 Lightship WAL-605, "Relief" California 74 USS Lionfish (submarine) Massachusetts Battleship Cove 75 Lone Star (towboat) Iowa 76 Luna (tugboat) Massachusetts 77 Majestic (showboat) Ohio 78 USS Massachusetts (battleship) Massachusetts Battleship Cove 79 Mayor Andrew Broaddus (lifesaving station) Kentucky 80 Mercantile (schooner) Maine 81 Milwaukee Clipper (passenger steamship) Michigan 82 Modesty New York at Long Island Maritime Museum 83 Montgomery (snagboat) Alabama 84 Nash (harbor tug) New York at H. Lee White Marine Museum 85 USS Nautilus (nuclear submarine) Connecticut Submarine Force Library and Museum 86 Nellie Crockett (buy-boat) Maryland 87 Nenana (river steamboat) Alaska 88 USS North Carolina North Carolina 89 USS Olympia Pennsylvania 90 PT 617 Massachusetts at PT Boat Museum (Battleship Cove) 91 PT 796 Massachusetts at PT Boat Museum (Battleship Cove) 92 USS Pampanito (submarine) California 93 Philadelphia (gundelo) District of Columbia within National Museum of American History 94 Potomac (Presidential yacht) California 95 Priscilla (sloop) New York at Long Island Maritime Museum 96 Ralph J. Scott (fireboat) California May be part of the Los Angeles Maritime Museum 97 Rebecca T. Ruark (skipjack) Maryland 98 Roseway (schooner) Maine 99 Sabino (passenger steamboat) Connecticut At Mystic Seaport Museum 100 Savannah (nuclear ship) Virginia 101 USS Sequoia (presidential yacht) District of Columbia 102 Sergeant Floyd (towboat) Iowa 103 USS Silversides (submarine) Michigan 104 Star of India (bark) California 105 Stephen Taber (schooner) Maine 106 USS The Sullivans New York Buffalo and Erie County Naval & Military Park 107 USCGC Taney (Coast Guard cutter) Maryland at the Baltimore Maritime Museum 108 USS Texas Texas 109 Ticonderoga (side-paddle-wheel lakeboat) Vermont at the Shelburne Museum 110 USS Torsk (submarine) Maryland at the Baltimore Maritime Museum 111 Illinois Museum of Science and Industry in Chicago 112 Victory Chimes (schooner) Maine 113 Virginia V (steamboat) Washington 114 W.P. Snyder Jr. (towboat) Ohio 115 W.T. Preston (snagboat) Washington 116 William B. Tennison (buy-boat) Maryland 117 William M. Black (dredge) Iowa National Mississippi River Museum & Aquarium 118 USS Yorktown South Carolina Patriot's Point
States having no ships among their NHLs are Arizona, Colorado, Delaware, Georgia, Idaho, Kansas, Minnesota, Montana, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Tennessee, Utah, West Virginia, and Wyoming.
Shipyards Name (according to NHL) Image State Datedeclared 1 Boston Naval Shipyard Massachusetts 2 Drydock Number One, Norfolk Naval Shipyard Virginia 3 Mare Island Naval Shipyard California 4 Puget Sound Naval Shipyard Washington
Previous landmarks
Name (according to NHL) Image State Datedeclared Notes 1 USS Clamagore (submarine) South Carolina Formally a museum ship at Patriot's Point in South Carolina until being sold for scrap in 2022. The landmark designation was withdrawn on September 2, 2024. 2 Falls of Clyde (four-masted oil tanker) Hawaii Was operated as a museum ship but fell into such a state of disrepair that bids to scrap the ship are being seen. The landmark designation was withdrawn on December 13, 2024. 3 Goldenrod (showboat) Missouri Destroyed by fire in 2017 and later scrapped. The landmark designation was withdrawn on December 11, 2023. 4 Inaugural (minesweeper) Missouri Hull breached during 1993 flood; wreck deemed a total loss. The landmark designation was withdrawn on August 7, 2001. 5 President (riverboat) Illinois Ship disassembled with intent to remove it to a lake environment; parts are in deteriorating condition. The landmark designation was withdrawn on July 27, 2011. 6 Ste. Claire (passenger steamboat) Michigan Upper Decks were destroyed by fire in 2018. The landmark designation was withdrawn on December 11, 2023. 7 Wapama (steam schooner) California Dry rot and general deterioration of the hull resulted in the ship being dismantled in 2013. The landmark designation was withdrawn on February 27, 2015.
See also List of National Historic Landmarks by state
Notes
References