News & Events
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March Volunteer Profile – Rudy Toldrain
Posted: Mar 10, 2010Rudy Toldrain is our longest serving volunteer at Patriots Point. He grew up in Nutley, New Jersey and graduated from high school in 1944. Rudy was accepted into the Merchant […]
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Laffey celebrates 66 years!
Posted: Feb 11, 2010On Tuesday, the USS Laffey celebrated its 66th year since commissioning at Bath, Maine in 1944. The ship was opened Tuesday for a special media tour while at the South […]
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Happy 100th birthday to the Boy Scouts of America
Posted: Feb 08, 2010Nobody knew it at the time, but when American businessman William Boyce lost his way in the London fog in 1909 and was guided to his destination by a boy […]
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Bridge floats past Yorktown!
Posted: Feb 04, 2010I don’t think this will happen again for a long time, but today a bridge floated by the Yorktown at Patriots Point. It is the replacement bridge for the old […]
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5th Grade Floodtide at Patriots Point!
Posted: Jan 27, 2010From 12 January to 11 March over 3367 students plus associated teachers and parents will be attending the History/Science Program at Patriots Point. This is the entire 5th grade student […]
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Laffey drydock complete!
Posted: Jan 12, 2010The Laffey was moved from Detyen’s Shipyard yesterday at 1300 to Pier November on the old Naval Base, now South Carolina Ports Authority property in North Charleston, SC. Studies are […]
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Scout Bomber Douglas (SBD) aka Douglas Dauntless
Posted: Dec 30, 2009The SBD (scout bomber Douglas) was the most significant aircraft of the Pacific War as it was responsible for the sinking of six Japanese aircraft carriers and 60% of the […]
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December Volunteer Profile – STSCS (SS) Sid Busch
Posted: Dec 16, 2009Our December volunteer profile is on Senior Chief Sid Busch. Sid grew up in Brooklyn, New York and joined the Navy in February 1965. He did his basic training at […]
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Carriers from heaven or how much did they cost?
Posted: Dec 04, 2009A long time ago A million years BC The best things in life Were absolutely free… – Arthur Johnson and Johnny Burke 1936 Six days prior to the “Date of […]
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Hollywood and the USS Yorktown
Posted: Nov 20, 2009As we approach the holiday season many in our nation and the world will be escaping with their friends or loved ones to the movies. We escape into adventure, romance […]