News & Events
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Patriots Point Flight Academy To Host “AviCom 2023” Aboard USS Yorktown
Posted: Jan 17, 2023The Patriots Point Flight Academy will host the inaugural AviCom two-day competition and teacher professional development program on board the aircraft carrier USS Yorktown. In collaboration with the South Carolina […]
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Scrappy’s Back in Town
Posted: Jan 11, 2023Scrappy’s Return There’s a familiar face appearing around town again. Scrappy, the Patriots Point Naval & Maritime Museum mascot, is attending Cool Ray’s 30th birthday bash at Mascot Mania on […]
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A Christmas Story: “‘Round the Moon and Back”
Posted: Dec 19, 2022If you wander the main deck of the USS Yorktown CV-10, you’ll see a reproduction of the Apollo 8 capsule. Step inside, and you can experience a little of what […]
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Yorktown Spotlight: Hannah Webb
Posted: Dec 06, 2022Meet Hannah, an intern working with us this Fall/Winter semester. She’s a sophomore at the College of Charleston and plans to study hospitality and tourism. We sat down and talked […]
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Thanksgiving on the Yorktown in 1943
Posted: Nov 21, 2022It was November 25, 1943. The USS Yorktown CV-10 was in the middle of a pivotal operation: the occupation of the Gilbert Islands. Just six days earlier, she had sent […]
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6 Things You Didn’t Know about the USS Yorktown’s First Captain
Posted: Nov 10, 2022Admiral Joseph James “Jocko” Clark served as the revered captain of the USS Yorktown CV-10. In honor of his birthday on November 12 and Native American Heritage Month, we’ve put […]
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Cookies Made from USS Yorktown’s WWII Recipe Now Available for Ordering Online
Posted: Oct 07, 2022Patriots Point Naval & Maritime Museum’s popular “Captain Jocko’s Chocos” chocolate chip cookies are now available for ordering online and can be shipped to the hero in your life in […]
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Children are Invited to Trick-or-Treat on the Historic USS Yorktown
Posted: Oct 03, 2022Instead of going door to door to collect candy, children are invited to trick-or-treat from plane to plane aboard the historic aircraft carrier USS Yorktown. The family-friendly Halloween event will […]
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Patriots Point Naval & Maritime Museum Will Reopen Sunday, October 2
Posted: Sep 28, 2022The power is restored at Patriots Point Naval & Maritime Museum and it will reopen to visitors Sunday, October 2 at 10:30 a.m. All overnight camping, education and event rentals […]
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Patriots Point to Blast Historic USS Yorktown’s Horn in Memory of Tragic Attack on September 11
Posted: Aug 31, 2022Patriots Point Naval & Maritime Museum will honor the 2,977 people who lost their lives in the September 11 terrorist attacks with multiple memorial events. In remembrance of those who […]