This is a list of official U.S. state ships as designated by each state's legislature.
Maine: USS Maine Massachusetts: USS Massachusetts Connecticut: USS Constitution North Carolina: USS North Carolina
Table
| State | Ship | Image | Year designated |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arizona | USS Arizona (BB-39) | .jpg')) | |
| Two earlier iterations of USS Arizona | |||
| California | Californian (state tall ship) | ) | 2003[1] |
| Colorado | USS Colorado (SSN-788)[2] | ) | 2017[2] |
| Connecticut | USS Nautilus (SSN-571) | ) | 1983[3][4] |
| Freedom Schooner Amistad (state flagship and tall ship ambassador) | ) | 2003[4] | |
| Delaware | Kalmar Nyckel (state tall ship) | ) | 2016[5] |
| Massachusetts | Schooner Ernestina (vessel of the commonwealth) | ) | 1994[6] |
| Maryland | Skipjack (state boat) | ) | 1985[7] |
| Maine | Bowdoin (state sailing vessel) | ) | 1987[8][9] |
| New Jersey | A. J. Meerwald (state tall ship) | ) | 1998[10][11] |
| North Carolina | Shad boat (state historical boat) | 1987[12][13] | |
| Ohio | USS Ohio (SSGN-726) | ) | 1981 |
| Pennsylvania | U.S. Brig Niagara (flagship of the commonwealth) | ) | 1988[14][15][16][17][18] |
| Rhode Island | Oliver Hazard Perry (flagship and tall ship ambassador) | [[File:|240px]] | 2018[19] |
| 12-meter Yacht Courageous (winner of 1974 & 1977 America's Cup) | 2000[19][20] | ||
| Texas | USS Texas (BB-35) | ) | 1995[21] |
| Elissa (state tall ship) | ) | 2005[21] | |
| Utah | USS Utah (BB-31) | ) | |
| Virginia | Chesapeake Bay deadrise (state boat) | ||
| Washington | MV President Washington (became the MV Mahimahi) | 1983[22] | |
| Lady Washington | ) | 2007[23] |
See also
- List of U.S. state, district, and territorial insignia
References
- ^ "California State Library - History and Culture - State Symbols - State Tall Ship". California State Library. 2007. Retrieved 2010-11-17.
- ^ a b "USS Colorado (SSN 788) Commissioning Committee". USS Colorado (SSN 788) Commissioning Committee. Retrieved September 17, 2015.
- ^ "CT.gov: The State Ship". August 5, 2002. Retrieved 2010-11-17.
- ^ a b "SOTS: Sites, Seals & Symbols". Secretary of the State of Connecticut. March 23, 2010. Archived from the original on December 10, 2010. Retrieved 2010-11-17.
- ^ "Delaware Online: Kalmar Nyckel becomes official Tall Ship of Delaware". September 9, 2016. Retrieved 2016-09-09.
- ^ "CIS: State Symbols". Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth. Retrieved 2010-11-17.
- ^ "Skipjack, Maryland State Boat". Maryland State Archives. Retrieved 2010-11-16.
- ^ "Title 1, §218: State vessel". Maine Legislature. 1987. Retrieved 2010-11-17.
- ^ The Arctic Schooner Bowdoin's History, Maine Maritime Academy, archived from the original on 2010-09-16, retrieved 2010-11-16
- ^ "A.J. Meerwald - NJ's Official Tall Ship". Retrieved 2010-11-17.
- ^ "P.L.1998, c.009 (A750)". New Jersey Legislature. April 21, 1998. Retrieved 2010-11-17.
- ^ "GS_145-11". North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved 2010-11-16.
- ^ "Boat, Shad Boat - NCpedia". State Library of North Carolina. Retrieved 2010-11-16.
- ^ PHMC: State Symbols Archived 2007-10-14 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "The Pennsylvania General Assembly: House Bill 1071". Pennsylvania General Assembly. Retrieved 2010-11-16.
- ^ "The Pennsylvania Manual: Symbols" (pdf). Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission. p. 3. Retrieved 2010-11-17.
- ^ Snyder, Rod (Fall 1998). "Trails of History: Erie Maritime Museum: A New Museum Opens a Window to History". Pennsylvania Heritage Magazine. Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission. XXIV (4). Retrieved 2010-11-17.
- ^ Casey, Robert P. (August 17, 1990). "Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Executive Order 1990-4" (pdf). Governor of Pennsylvania. Retrieved 2010-11-17.
- ^ a b "Oliver Hazard Perry named Rhode Island's official Flagship and Tall Ship Ambassador". newportri.com. Retrieved 9 August 2018.
- ^ "2000H-8172aa State Yacht". Rhode Island General Assembly. Archived from the original on 6 April 2012. Retrieved 1 January 2011.
- ^ a b "State Symbols - Texas State Library". Texas State Library and Archives Commission. Retrieved 2010-11-17.
- ^ Washington State Ship: President Washington
- ^ "Symbols of Washington State". Washington State Legislature. Retrieved 2010-11-16.