Sadly, you’re probably spot on.
We were there in February and in all the exhibits, Victory included, you could take as long as you like.
Excellent! Thanks for the update
It’s about 7 years since I went, and must have been a busy time. I remember them admitting visitors in bunches every 20 minutes, and then chasing them through.
I asked at the time if it were possible to get a longer visit, and they said that if you apply by letter to the Commander, you may be able to join an (expensive) evening dinner party on board, with more exploration time. May be worth checking, though.
New to me as well! One is on it’s way now.
The Buffalo and Erie County Naval & Military Park is the largest inland Naval Park in the country. Located on Buffalo’s Waterfront. We spent hours on two ships & submarine. There are others item exhibited in the park. In the evening we took in minor league baseball game Buffalo Bisons
I have not been to any American ones. But I thoroughly enjoyed the Merseyside Maritime Museum in Liverpool. They have ships you can explore but also cover hundreds of years of the history of that port.
I toured those ships in Gulf Shores a few years ago. They were very tiny. Hard to believe they sailed the Atlantic.
Agreed. Excellent museum. Doesn’t shy away from their history in the slave trade, either.
I’ve toured many of the ships mentioned–USS Alabama, USS Drum, USS Constitution, USS Cassin Young, U-505, HMS Belfast–and I enjoyed them all, though U-505 and HMS Belfast are a cut above.
For a civilian ship, rather than a warship, the SS William A. Irvin is a classic laker. Pairs nicely with the Lake Superior Maritime Visitor Center.
Maybe the most decorated battleship. I still say it was the Big E.
An absolute disgrace.
Bumping this thread as it’s the best discussion of this historical incident.
Because despite having sunk centuries ago, the Vasa is still making news.
Interesting stuff. No way to know who specifically she was, but I would expect the museum to find space for a little shout-out to the mystery woman now that her presence is confirmed.
When Amundsen completed his 3 year voyage locked in the ice of the northwest passage, he sailed down the coast to San Francisco and beached the Gjoa just below the Cliff House. It was then hauled ashore and mounted for display at the foot of Golden Gate Park where we used to visit and marvel at it in the 50s. But sometime around the summer of love the hippies moved into the hull and set it on fire.
The USS Olympia in Philadelphia is well worth the visit.
I’ve always been quite the landlubber. Nonetheless, I did see HMCS Haida at Ontario Place (Toronto lakeshore) eons ago as a kid.
I would love to see the Vasa in Stockholm.
One of the highlights of my trip to Stockholm. Just astonishing.
In all my visits to Ontario Place over the years I was only on the Haida once. I think it’s in Hamilton now.
I have seen many of the museum ships in this topic, and this summer we will be in San Diego. Looks like we will have to schedule some hours to see everything there. Looking forward to it!
USS Midway is definitely a ship you should dedicate at least 3-4 hours for, there’s a ton to see and also it has a pretty decent burger restaurant onboard the ship so you don’t need to get food outside the ship when you visit.
It survived though, it’s on display at the Fram museum in Oslo: The Polar Ship Gjøa | FRAM
On and off for some years I’ve been building a model of it in wood based off its construction drawings and photos I took.
The Fram museum, neighbouring Kon-Tiki museum, and the fairly-nearby Vikingeskipshuset/Viking Ship Museum are museum ships/ship museums I really enjoyed.
Regarding the Wasa - probably my favourite museum - and the thread bump for the confirmed woman’s remains, the Wasa sank on its way to pick up soldiers elsewhere in the Stockholm Archipelago before heading out to war. There definitely would have been guests on board, probably just expecting to go from the harbour to the soldiers’ boarding point. Just to clarify that it’s extremely unlikely that this woman was expecting to be on board Wasa for a voyage beyond Stockholm.
As long as the thread has been bumped, the newest class of Frigates has been launched and it is the Constellation Class. The Constellation FFG-62. The next two to launch will be the Congress FFG-63 & The Chesapeake FFG-64.
This suggests that the two after these will be the United States and The President to round out the original 6 Frigates of the US Navy. Both USS President & USS United States are currently unused. Obviously the name The Constitution is not available as the flagship of the fleet.
Traditionally, Frigates were named after Navy & Marine Heroes.
New thread of possible interest: What was the most important Navy Ship of all time?
Thanks for the link.
I’ve visited the USS Constitution in Charlestown twice. Interesting both times, but the most recent visit was after I had read all of Patrick O’Brian’s Aubrey-Maturin novels, which added immensely to my enjoyment.
Thanks for the hint! Decent burgers are few and far between here, so burgers are one of the things we search for when we’re in the U.S.
My daughter and I toured The Cod a few months ago. It was the first time I had been in a sub. Was very impressive.