Patriots Point Naval & Maritime Museum is located in Mount Pleasant, South Carolina, at the mouth of the Cooper River on the Charleston Harbor, across from Charleston.
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Patriots Point is home to three museum ships:
Former ships include the Coast Guard cutters USCGC Ingham, and USCGC Comanche,[1] The museum also hosted NS Savannah, America's only nuclear merchant vessel, until 1994.
The Yorktown has many exhibits on board, including:
Exhibits ashore include:
Patriots Point has continued to grow; serving as an embarkation point for Fort Sumter tour boats, being home to several other vessels (including the submarine USS Clamagore), the Cold War Submarine Memorial, a replica of a Vietnam Support Base, and the museum of the Congressional Medal of Honor Society.
On September 2, 2003, the Yorktown served as the backdrop for the formal announcement of Senator John Kerry's candidacy as he sought, and ultimately won, the Democratic nomination for President of the United States for the 2004 election.
Patriot's Point also hosts celebrations on patriotic holidays, with military reenactments and weapons demonstrations.
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