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Vote for the USS Yorktown & USS Laffey as Best Museum Ship

Molly Hamilton Jul 07, 2016
Vote for the USS Laffey & USS Yorktown as Best Museum Ships

Vote for the USS Laffey & USS Yorktown as Best Museum Ships in USA Today competition

The USS Yorktown and the USS Laffey have joined forces in a battle among more than 188 historic vessels to be named the best museum ship in the world by USA Today Travel.  Online voting for the contest is currently underway at http://bit.ly/Vote4PatriotsPoint (http://www.10best.com/awards/travel/best-museum-ship/).    Readers are encouraged to vote for their favorite museum ship once per day through Monday, July 18.  The winner and a list of the top ten ships will be announced Friday, July 22.

The Yorktown and the Laffey are both docked at the Patriots Point Naval & Maritime Museum on Charleston Harbor.  In addition to nearly 300,000 visitors a year, more than 20,000 students walk their decks annually while on field trips often funded by scholarships provided through the USS YORKTOWN Foundation.  Thousands more have the opportunity to eat and sleep like former crew members while participating in the museum’s unique overnight camping program aboard the Yorktown.

The USS Yorktown serves as headquarters of the Congressional Medal of Honor Society and houses agency’s official Medal of Honor Museum.  USS Laffey is the only surviving Sumner-class destroyer in North America.  She was added to the Patriots Point fleet in 1981 and was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1986.  The USS YORKTOWN is currently celebrating its 40th anniversary as a museum ship.   She also was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1986.

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5 thoughts on “Vote for the USS Yorktown & USS Laffey as Best Museum Ship

  1. Susan Newsum says:

    Just visited Patriot’s Point July 4 on my way home from Florida to Iowa.; it was the highlight of my tourist adventures!
    Absoultely incredible hands-on experience! So enjoyed visiting with the veterans who served as volunteers..was awesome to be able to thank them in person for their service..was even able to extend a few hugs. I arrived at 8:30..started the tour at 9:00 and finished up at 12:30. Had it been a cooler day I would have spent the entire day! The VietNam experience was quite sobering..well done and brought tears to my eyes more than once.
    There really are no words to justifiably describe my experience at Patriot’s Point..magnificent for starters! Thank you Veterans and active .members of our Armed Services for your bravery and service in keeping us safe..God bless and keep you all!

    1. Molly Hamilton says:

      Good morning Ms. Newsum. Thank you for sharing your thoughts about your visit. We are so glad to hear you had such an enjoyable and rewarding time. Thanks for taking the time to tell us about it. Keep voting for us in the USA Today contest every day for the next week!

      Thanks again,
      Molly Hamilton
      Public Information & Media Relations

  2. Susan Newsum says:

    USS Laffey and USS Yorkktown need to be recognized as best museum ships in the world. Absolutely magnificent! Wonderful hands-on experience in the engine room of the USS Laffey, What a thrill to hear the sounds and rumblings as I pressed the start button and followed the audible instructions to steer the ship. At one point I hesitated as to which black knob to turn and was quickly chastised to turn the knob as the Captain is not a patient man…it was great! So many nooks and crannies to explore..so much to enjoy and learn. The ships are so well preserved and it is such a privilege to be able to go aboard that we need to do everything we can to spread the word to visit and support this incredible museum!

  3. Maxwell Highsmith says:

    I just visited thus wig my Sons. Wow! We enjoyed it greatly. I’m an Old Submarine Sailor so you know I was grinning from ear to ear. I was not prepared for Medal of Honor Museum. It was a great testament to to men who achieved such a great honor. The stories are absolutely incredible. Each one stands out in a way that honor all recipients. The hangar bay on the Yorktown was equally fantastic. But the ” Coup De Grace” was The Vietnam Experience. Yes, I’ll be back and this time I’m bringing my Sons and all their friends. Thank you for such a great Vacation stop.-Maxwell Highsmith, Actor IMDB.com

  4. mike knutson says:

    I was there 3/weeks ago loved it. It is the best.

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