Enjoy free admission year-round, plus other great perks!
Community
Subscribe to Our Newsletter
Don’t miss out upcoming events and happenings at Patriots Point!
Search
Search Our Site
Event
"Pay What You Can" is back in January—this time every Saturday! On January 4, 11, 18, and 25, Patriots Point Naval & Maritime Museum will adjust admission prices based on visitors' needs. Guests are...
Event
Experience Living History with reenactors and Ask Me About History carts at Patriots Point Naval & Maritime Museum every second Saturday! *The date has been changed to accompany Pearl Harbor Day.
Collection Object
Type MS-22001 green rubber pressure breathing oxygen mask with green rubber oxygen hose and green nylon straps with button snaps. A black radio cord attachment hangs from the front of the mask. The...
Collection Object
Silver finish Zippo lighter with some scratches on the front. The inscription reads "USS Yorktown (CVA-10)". The lighter is engraved with an image of the USS Yorktown with Naval Aviator wings in the...
Collection Object
Photograph of the Christmas Midnight Mass Communion by Father Raphael Farrell on the USS Yorktown's (CV-10) hanger deck.
Collection Object
Portrait photograph of Rear Admiral Arnold W. McKechnie, Sr.
Collection Object
A blue and yellow painted steel coupler. The couple is presented vertically, with a thicker base at either end and a thinner segment in the middle. 'A94-15' and 'A20546' are stamped on both ends.
Collection Object
A commemorative metal ashtray for USS Yorktown conversion from (CV-10) to (CVA-10). The lettering reads "USS YORKTOWN CVA10 CONVERTED PSNS 1951-53."
Collection Object
A light brown, hollow ceramic sphere with a small, round bottle neck. The grenade has a few surface cracks in the material due to age.
Collection Object
This photograph shows Captain Arnold McKechnie at his farewell party in 1954. He is looking through a scrapbook chronicling his time as captain of the USS Yorktown (CVA-10).
Collection Object
This photograph shows Captain Arnold McKechnie at his farewell party after being relieved of command of the USS Yorktown (CVA-10) in 1954.
Collection Object
This photograph shows Captain Arnold McKechnie trying the Yorktown-shaped cake prepared for his farewell party in 1954. Captain McKechnie had just been relieved of command by Captain Gerald Huff.
Collection Object
This photograph shows Captain Arnold McKechnie looking over some of the gifts given to him following being relieved of command of the USS Yorktown (CVA-10).
Collection Object
This photograph shows Captain Arnold McKechnie receiving a few parting gifts at his farewell party.
Collection Object
This photograph shows Captain McKechnie cutting into his farewell cake.
Collection Object
This photograph shows the cake that was made for Captain McKechnie's farewell party.
Collection Object
This photograph shows USS Yorktown (CVA-10) personnel entering the Paramount Theatre in Oakland, California. The crew is going to see movie "Jet Carrier" which was filmed in part on the USS Yorktown...
Collection Object
This photograph shows Captain Arnold McKechnie standing on the flight deck addressing the crew of the USS Yorktown (CVA-10) during change of command ceremonies in 1954.
Collection Object
This photograph shows Captain Arnold McKechnie reading his orders to the crew during the change of command ceremony that took place on August 5, 1954.