News & Events
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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 […]
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July 4th Fireworks Blast 2022
Posted: Jul 11, 2022Thank you to all who celebrated July 4th at Patriots Point. We were unbelievably lucky that the storms skirted our area and we were spared the heavy rains experienced by […]
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Memorial Day 2022 Photos
Posted: Jun 02, 2022More than 300 people attended the 2022 Memorial Day ceremony at Patriots Point Naval & Maritime Museum. The featured speaker was Tara McClary Reeves, daughter of Purple Heart recipient Clebe […]
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Gov. Henry McMaster Issues Executive Order to Remove Toxic Waste from USS Yorktown
Posted: Jun 01, 2022Governor Henry McMaster issued Executive Order 2022-20, which directs the South Carolina Office of Resilience to begin the process of removing hundreds of thousands of gallons of toxic pollutants from […]
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Patriots Point to Host Free Ceremony Remembering the Fallen This Memorial Day
Posted: May 23, 2022Patriots Point Naval & Maritime Museum will honor those who gave their lives serving in the United States military during a ceremony on Memorial Day, May 30. The remembrance event […]