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List of U.S. National Historic Landmark ships, shipwrecks, and shipyards

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This is a list of the 133 National Historic Landmarks in the United States that are ships, shipwrecks, or shipyards.^[1]

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. Nineteen states have no ships among their NHLs.

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The United States Naval Academy, in Maryland, is a ship-related institution that is also an NHL, but is not included in the count of 133. The list of 133 is based on review of the "National Historic Landmarks Survey: List of National Historic Landmarks by State" document and searching on related National Park Service websites.

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"National Historic Landmarks Survey: List of National Historic Landmarks by State" (PDF). National Park Service. April 2007. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 9, 2007. Retrieved 2007-05-20.

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National Park Service (April 29, 2016). "Weekly List of Actions [on National Register of Historic Places], 4/18/16 through 4/22/16". National Park Service. Retrieved May 6, 2016.

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"America's Great Outdoors: Secretary Salazar Designates Four National Historic Landmarks" (Press release). United States Department of the Interior. 27 July 2011. Retrieved 2012-09-18.

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"Wapama (Steam Schooner)". Retrieved 2016-07-04.

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	Name (according to NHL)^[2]	State^[2]	Date declared^[2]	Museum association
1	Antonio Lopez	Puerto Rico	9 December 1997
2	USS Arizona (shipwreck)	Hawaii	5 May 1989	Shipwreck
3	Land Tortoise (radeau)	New York	5 August 1998	Shipwreck
4	Maple Leaf (shipwreck)	Florida	12 October 1994	Shipwreck
5	USS Monitor	North Carolina	23 June 1986	Shipwreck
6	Truk Lagoon Underwater Fleet, Truk Atoll	Micronesia	4 February 1985	Shipwrecks
7	USS Utah (shipwreck)	Hawaii	5 May 1989	Shipwreck

	Name (according to NHL)^[2]	State^[2]	Date declared^[2]	Museum association
1	Adventure (schooner)	Massachusetts	19 April 1994
2	Adventuress (schooner)	Washington	11 April 1989
3	USS Alabama (battleship)	Alabama	14 January 1986
4	USS Albacore (submarine)	New Hampshire	11 April 1989	Port of Portsmouth Maritime Museum
5	Alma (scow schooner)	California	7 July 1988	San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park
6	American Eagle (schooner)	Maine	4 December 1991
7	Arthur Foss (tug)	Washington	11 April 1989
8	SS Badger	Michigan	20 January 2016^[3]
9	Balclutha (square-rigger)	California	4 February 1985
10	Baltimore (tug)	Maryland	4 November 1993
11	USS Becuna (submarine)	Pennsylvania	14 January 1986
12	Belle of Louisville (river steamboat)	Kentucky	30 June 1989
13	Berkeley (ferry)	California	14 December 1990
14	Bowdoin (Arctic exploration schooner)	Maine	20 December 1989
15	USS Bowfin (submarine)	Hawaii	14 January 1986
16	USCGC Bramble (cutter)	Michigan	1 August 2012	former museum ship in Port Huron, Michigan, now MV Bramble
17	C. A. Thayer (schooner)	California	13 November 1966
18	Captain Meriwether Lewis (dustpan dredge)	Nebraska	11 April 1989
19	USS Cassin Young	Massachusetts	14 January 1986	Boston National Historical Park
20	Charles W. Morgan (bark)	Connecticut	13 November 1966	At Mystic Seaport Museum
21	Christeen (sloop)	New York	4 December 1991
22	City of Milwaukee (Great Lakes car ferry)	Michigan	14 December 1990
23	USS Clamagore (submarine)	South Carolina	29 June 1989	Patriot's Point
24	USS Cobia (submarine)	Wisconsin	14 January 1986
25	USS Cod (submarine)	Ohio	14 January 1986	The USS COD Submarine Memorial is a National Historic Landmark and is docked in Cleveland, Ohio.
26	Columbia (excursion steamer)	Michigan	6 July 1992
27	Constellation (frigate)	Maryland	23 May 1963
28	USS Constitution (frigate)	Massachusetts	19 December 1960	Boston National Historical Park
29	Delta Queen (river steamboat)	Louisiana	29 June 1989
30	Deluge (fire fighting tug)	Louisiana	30 June 1989
31	Donald B. (towboat)	Indiana	20 December 1989
32	USS Drum (submarine)	Alabama	14 January 1986
33	Duwamish (fireboat)	Washington	30 June 1989
34	Edna E. Lockwood (bugeye)	Maryland	19 April 1994
35	USS Edson	Michigan	21 June 1990	Relocated From New York to Michigan as museum ship in 2013.
36	Edward M. Cotter fireboat	New York	28 June 1996	Active duty with the Buffalo Fire Department
37	Elissa (bark)	Texas	14 December 1990
38	Emma C. Berry (sloop)	Connecticut	12 October 1994	At Mystic Seaport Museum
39	Ernestina (schooner)	Massachusetts	14 December 1990	New Bedford Whaling National Historical Park
40	Eureka (double-ended ferry)	California	4 February 1985
41	Falls of Clyde (four-masted oil tanker)	Hawaii	11 April 1989
42	USCGC Fir	California	27 April 1992
43	Fireboat No. 1	Washington	30 June 1989
44	Fire Fighter	New York	30 June 1989
45	George M. Verity (towboat)	Iowa	20 December 1989
46	Goldenrod (showboat)	Missouri	24 December 1967
47	Governor Stone (schooner)	Florida	4 December 1991
48	Grace Bailey (schooner)	Maine	4 December 1991
49	HA. 19 (midget submarine)	Texas	30 June 1989	At National Museum of the Pacific War
50	USS Hazard (minesweeper)	Nebraska	14 January 1986
51	Hercules (tug)	California	17 January 1986
52	Hilda M. Willing (skipjack)	Maryland	19 April 1994
53	Hoga (YT-146)	Arkansas	30 June 1989
54	USS Hornet (CVS-12) (aircraft carrier)	California	4 December 1991
55	USCGC Ingham	South Carolina	27 April 1992	formerly Patriot's Point relocating to USS Mohawk CGC Memorial Museum
56	USS Intrepid (CV-11)	New York	14 January 1986	Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum
57	Isaac H. Evans (schooner)	Maine	4 December 1991
58	J. & E. Riggin (schooner)	Maine	4 December 1991
59	Jeremiah O'Brien (Liberty ship)	California	14 January 1986
60	USS Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr. (destroyer)	Massachusetts	29 June 1989	Battleship Cove
61	Kathryn (skipjack)	Maryland	19 April 1994
62	USS Kidd (destroyer)	Louisiana	14 January 1986
63	L. A. Dunton (schooner)	Connecticut	4 November 1993	At Mystic Seaport Museum
64	USS Laffey	South Carolina	14 January 1986	Patriot's Point
65	Lane Victory (Victory ship)	California	14 December 1990
66	Lettie G. Howard (schooner)	New York	11 April 1989	South Street Seaport Museum
67	USS Lexington	Texas	31 July 2003
68	Lewis R. French (schooner)	Maine	4 December 1991
69	Lightship No. 87, "Ambrose"	New York	11 April 1989	at South Street Seaport museum
70	Lightship No. 103, "Huron"	Michigan	20 December 1989
71	Lightship No. 83, "Swiftsure"	Washington	11 April 1989
72	Lightship No. 101, "Portsmouth"	Virginia	5 May 1989
73	Lightship No. 112, "Nantucket"	Massachusetts	20 December 1989	was in Connecticut and New York; now owned by the United States Lightship Museum
74	Lightship No. 116, "Chesapeake"	Maryland	20 December 1989	at the Baltimore Maritime Museum
75	Lightship WAL-604, "Columbia"	Oregon	20 December 1989
76	Lightship WAL-605, "Relief"	California	20 December 1989
77	USS Lionfish (submarine)	Massachusetts	14 January 1986	Battleship Cove
78	Lone Star (towboat)	Iowa	20 December 1989
79	Luna (tugboat)	Massachusetts	11 April 1989
80	Majestic (showboat)	Ohio	20 December 1989
81	USS Massachusetts (battleship)	Massachusetts	14 January 1986	Battleship Cove
82	Mayor Andrew Broaddus (lifesaving station)	Kentucky	30 June 1989
83	Mercantile (schooner)	Maine	4 December 1991
84	Milwaukee Clipper (passenger steamship)	Michigan	11 April 1989
85	Modesty	New York	7 August 2001	at Long Island Maritime Museum
86	Montgomery (snagboat)	Alabama	30 June 1989
87	Nash (harbor tug)	New York	4 December 1991	at H. Lee White Marine Museum
88	USS Nautilus (nuclear submarine)	Connecticut	20 May 1982	Submarine Force Library and Museum
89	Nellie Crockett (buy-boat)	Maryland	19 April 1994
90	Nenana (river steamboat)	Alaska	5 May 1989
91	USS North Carolina	North Carolina	14 January 1986
92	USS Olympia	Pennsylvania	29 January 1964
93	PT 617	Massachusetts	20 December 1989	at PT Boat Museum (Battleship Cove)
94	PT 796	Massachusetts	14 January 1986	at PT Boat Museum (Battleship Cove)
95	USS Pampanito (submarine)	California	14 January 1986
96	Philadelphia (gundelo)	District of Columbia	20 January 1961	within National Museum of American History
97	Potomac (Presidential yacht)	California	14 December 1990
98	Priscilla (sloop)	New York	17 February 2006	at Long Island Maritime Museum
99	Ralph J. Scott (fireboat)	California	30 June 1989	May be part of the Los Angeles Maritime Museum
100	Rebecca T. Ruark (skipjack)	Maryland	31 July 2003
101	Roseway (schooner)	Maine	25 September 1997
102	Sabino (passenger steamboat)	Connecticut	5 October 1992	At Mystic Seaport Museum
103	Ste. Claire (passenger steamboat)	Michigan	6 July 1992
104	Savannah (nuclear ship)	Virginia	17 July 1991
105	USS Sequoia (presidential yacht)	District of Columbia	23 December 1987
106	Sergeant Floyd (towboat)	Iowa	5 May 1989
107	USS Silversides (submarine)	Michigan	14 January 1986
108	Star of India (bark)	California	13 November 1966
109	Stephen Taber (schooner)	Maine	4 December 1991
110	USS The Sullivans	New York	14 January 1986	Buffalo and Erie County Naval & Military Park
111	USCGC Taney (Coast Guard cutter)	Maryland	7 June 1988	at the Baltimore Maritime Museum
112	USS Texas	Texas	8 December 1976
113	Ticonderoga (side-paddle-wheel lakeboat)	Vermont	29 January 1964	at the Shelburne Museum
114	USS Torsk (submarine)	Maryland	14 January 1986	at the Baltimore Maritime Museum
115	German submarine U-505	Illinois	29 June 1989	Museum of Science and Industry in Chicago
116	Victory Chimes (schooner)	Maine	25 September 1997
117	Virginia V (steamboat)	Washington	5 October 1992
118	W.P. Snyder Jr. (towboat)	Ohio	29 June 1989
119	W.T. Preston (snagboat)	Washington	5 May 1989
120	William B. Tennison (buy-boat)	Maryland	19 April 1994
121	William M. Black (dredge)	Iowa	27 April 1992	National Mississippi River Museum & Aquarium
122	USS Yorktown	South Carolina	14 January 1986	Patriot's Point

	Name (according to NHL)^[2]	State^[2]
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

	Name (according to NHL)^[2]	State^[2]	Notes
1	Inaugural (minesweeper)	Missouri	Hull breached during 1993 flood; wreck deemed a total loss. The landmark designation was withdrawn on August 7, 2001.
2	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.^[4]
3	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.^[5]

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