This Saturday, the USS Yorktown Association will host their second annual Veterans Day 5K. Last year, runners began the race with a bang as we fired an anti-tank gun at the starting line. This year, the race will begin with a flyover by an AT-6 Texan Warbird. The race will continue down Patriots Point Road, [...]
Ticket Sale to Benefit Patriots Point Institute of History, Science and Technology With the 2012 Walmart Carrier Classic just days away, the USS Yorktown (CV-10) Association has announced they will sell a limited number of tickets at a 40% discounted rate of $300 each. The tickets are good for both the men’s and women’s basketball [...]
In honor of Veterans Day and those who have served as members of our armed forces, Patriots Point will offer free admission for all veterans and their families all day on Monday, November 12. A $5 per vehicle parking fee will still apply. “We are grateful for the patriotism and courage shown by the servicemen [...]
The Patriots Point Development Authority (PPDA) Board has approved a Three-Year Business Plan to increase attendance and revenue over the next three years. This plan will allow the museum to take the programmatic and project actions necessary to restore its ships, develop new programs and exhibits, and to repay debt obligations. “Our Three-Year Business Plan [...]
Join us aboard the USS Yorktown! Register Today! Experience your Journey’s like you never have before! Join us aboard the USS Yorktown and have your world, your planet, and your story come to life in our one of a kind Education Center. Become a gardener, an eco-expert, or even an inventor! Each program will last [...]
Eileen Owen grew up hearing stories about her father, AX 1st Class James I. Pratt, a sonar operator and member of the USS Yorktown’s Helicopter Antisubmarine Squadron 4. “[My family] said he was a very loving and attentive father,” she said. “While some men wanted to go out and do ‘guy things,’ he really enjoyed [...]
A visit to Patriots Point Naval & Maritime Museum is more than just an opportunity to explore historic ships including the USS YORKTOWN, USS LAFFEY and USS CLAMAGORE; it’s a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to meet and walk in the footsteps of heroes who served. Rev. Harold Syfrett is an example of one such hero. Syfrett grew [...]
Are the spirits of past heroes still on duty aboard the USS YORKTOWN? Patriots Point Naval & Maritime Museum, the USS YORKTOWN (CV-10) Association and the Charleston Attraction Group are teaming up to offer a special tour that will allow visitors to investigate stories of sacrifice, heroism and the unexplained. Visitors are invited to climb [...]
For the second year in a row, the “Fighting Lady” is joining the fight against breast cancer. In observance of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, lights on the flight deck of the USS YORKTOWN will turn the ship pink every evening throughout the month of October. Aside from non-melanoma skin cancer, breast cancer is the most [...]
