List of U.S. state ships
This is a list of official U.S. state ships as designated by each state's legislature.
Table
State | Ship | Image | Year designated |
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Arizona | USS Arizona (BB-39) | [citation needed] | |
Two earlier iterations of USS Arizona | [citation needed] | ||
California | Californian (state tall ship) | 2003[1] | |
Connecticut | USS Nautilus (SSN-571) | 1983[2][3] | |
Freedom Schooner Amistad (state flagship and tall ship ambassador) | 2003[3] | ||
Delaware | Kalmar Nyckel (state tall ship) | 2016[4] | |
Massachusetts | Schooner Ernestina (vessel of the commonwealth) | 1994[5] | |
Maryland | Skipjack (state boat) | 1985[6] | |
Maine | Bowdoin (state sailing vessel) | 1987[7][8] | |
New Jersey | A. J. Meerwald (state tall ship) | 1998[9][10] | |
North Carolina | Shad boat (state historical boat) | 1987[11][12] | |
Ohio | USS Ohio (SSGN-726) | 1981[citation needed] | |
Pennsylvania | U.S. Brig Niagara (flagship of the commonwealth) | 1988[13][14][15][16][17] | |
Rhode Island | SSV Oliver Hazard Perry (flagship and tall ship ambassador) | 2018[18] | |
12-meter Yacht Courageous (winner of 1974 & 1977 America's Cup) | 2000[18][19] | ||
Texas | USS Texas (BB-35) | 1995[20] | |
Elissa (state tall ship) | 2005[20] | ||
Utah | USS Utah (BB-31) | [citation needed] | |
Virginia | Chesapeake Bay deadrise (state boat) | ||
Washington | MV President Washington (became the MV Mahimahi) | 1983[21] | |
Lady Washington | 2007[22] |
See also
References
- ^ "California State Library - History and Culture - State Symbols - State Tall Ship". California State Library. 2007. Retrieved 2010-11-17.
- ^ "CT.gov: The State Ship". August 5, 2002. Retrieved 2010-11-17.
- ^ a b "SOTS: Sites, Seals & Symbols". Secretary of the State of Connecticut. March 23, 2010. Archived from the original on December 10, 2010. Retrieved 2010-11-17.
- ^ "Delaware Online: Kalmar Nyckel becomes official Tall Ship of Delaware". September 9, 2016. Retrieved 2016-09-09.
- ^ "CIS: State Symbols". Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth. Retrieved 2010-11-17.
- ^ "Skipjack, Maryland State Boat". Maryland State Archives. Retrieved 2010-11-16.
- ^ "Title 1, §218: State vessel". Maine Legislature. 1987. Retrieved 2010-11-17.
- ^ The Arctic Schooner Bowdoin's History, Maine Maritime Academy, archived from the original on 2010-09-16, retrieved 2010-11-16
- ^ "A.J. Meerwald - NJ's Official Tall Ship". Retrieved 2010-11-17.
- ^ "P.L.1998, c.009 (A750)". New Jersey Legislature. April 21, 1998. Retrieved 2010-11-17.
- ^ "GS_145-11". North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved 2010-11-16.
- ^ "Boat, Shad Boat - NCpedia". State Library of North Carolina. Retrieved 2010-11-16.
- ^ PHMC: State Symbols Archived 2007-10-14 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "The Pennsylvania General Assembly: House Bill 1071". Pennsylvania General Assembly. Retrieved 2010-11-16.
- ^ "The Pennsylvania Manual: Symbols" (pdf). Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission. p. 3. Retrieved 2010-11-17.
- ^ Snyder, Rod (Fall 1998). "Trails of History: Erie Maritime Museum: A New Museum Opens a Window to History". Pennsylvania Heritage Magazine. XXIV (4). Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission. Retrieved 2010-11-17.
- ^ Casey, Robert P. (August 17, 1990). "Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Executive Order 1990-4" (pdf). Governor of Pennsylvania. Retrieved 2010-11-17.
- ^ a b "Oliver Hazard Perry named Rhode Island's official Flagship and Tall Ship Ambassador". newportri.com. Retrieved 9 August 2018.
- ^ "2000H-8172aa State Yacht". Rhode Island General Assembly. Archived from the original on 6 April 2012. Retrieved 1 January 2011.
- ^ a b "State Symbols - Texas State Library". Texas State Library and Archives Commission. Retrieved 2010-11-17.
- ^ Washington State Ship: President Washington
- ^ "Symbols of Washington State". Washington State Legislature. Retrieved 2010-11-16.
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State ships of the United States
- USS Arizona (BB-39) (Arizona)
- Californian (California)
- USS Nautilus (SSN-571) / Freedom Schooner Amistad (Connecticut)
- Schooner Ernestina (Massachusetts)
- Schooner Bowdoin (Maine)
- A. J. Meerwald (New Jersey)
- U.S. Brig Niagara (Pennsylvania)
- USS Texas (BB-35) / Elissa (Texas)
- USS Utah (BB-31) (Utah)
- Lady Washington (Washington)