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List of U.S. state ships

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This article is about official U.S. state ships. Not to be confused with List of United States Navy ships named after US states.

This is a list of official U.S. state ships as designated by each state's legislature.

Table

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State Ship Image Year
designated
Arizona USS Arizona (BB-39) [citation needed]
Two earlier iterations of USS Arizona [citation needed]
California Californian
(state tall ship)		 2003[1]
Connecticut USS Nautilus (SSN-571) 1983[2][3]
Freedom Schooner Amistad
(state flagship and tall ship ambassador)		 2003[3]
Delaware Kalmar Nyckel
(state tall ship)		 2016[4]
Massachusetts Schooner Ernestina
(vessel of the commonwealth)		 1994[5]
Maryland Skipjack
(state boat)		 1985[6]
Maine Bowdoin
(state sailing vessel)		 1987[7][8]
New Jersey A. J. Meerwald
(state tall ship)		 1998[9][10]
North Carolina Shad boat
(state historical boat)		 1987[11][12]
Ohio USS Ohio (SSGN-726) 1981[citation needed]
Pennsylvania U.S. Brig Niagara
(flagship of the commonwealth)		 1988[13][14][15][16][17]
Rhode Island SSV Oliver Hazard Perry
(flagship and tall ship ambassador)		 2018[18]
12-meter Yacht Courageous
(winner of 1974 & 1977 America's Cup)		 2000[18][19]
Texas USS Texas (BB-35) 1995[20]
Elissa
(state tall ship)		 2005[20]
Utah USS Utah (BB-31) [citation needed]
Virginia Chesapeake Bay deadrise
(state boat)
Washington MV President Washington
(became the MV Mahimahi)		 1983[21]
Lady Washington 2007[22]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "California State Library - History and Culture - State Symbols - State Tall Ship". California State Library. 2007. Retrieved November 17, 2010.
  2. ^ "CT.gov: The State Ship". August 5, 2002. Retrieved November 17, 2010.
  3. ^ a b "SOTS: Sites, Seals & Symbols". Secretary of the State of Connecticut. March 23, 2010. Archived from the original on December 10, 2010. Retrieved November 17, 2010.
  4. ^ "Delaware Online: Kalmar Nyckel becomes official Tall Ship of Delaware". September 9, 2016. Retrieved September 9, 2016.
  5. ^ "CIS: State Symbols". Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth. Retrieved November 17, 2010.
  6. ^ "Skipjack, Maryland State Boat". Maryland State Archives. Retrieved November 16, 2010.
  7. ^ "Title 1, §218: State vessel". Maine Legislature. 1987. Retrieved November 17, 2010.
  8. ^ The Arctic Schooner Bowdoin's History, Maine Maritime Academy, archived from the original on September 16, 2010, retrieved November 16, 2010
  9. ^ "A.J. Meerwald - NJ's Official Tall Ship". Retrieved November 17, 2010.
  10. ^ "P.L.1998, c.009 (A750)". New Jersey Legislature. April 21, 1998. Retrieved November 17, 2010.
  11. ^ "GS_145-11". North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved November 16, 2010.
  12. ^ "Boat, Shad Boat - NCpedia". State Library of North Carolina. Retrieved November 16, 2010.
  13. ^ PHMC: State Symbols Archived 2007-10-14 at the Wayback Machine
  14. ^ "The Pennsylvania General Assembly: House Bill 1071". Pennsylvania General Assembly. Retrieved November 16, 2010.
  15. ^ "The Pennsylvania Manual: Symbols" (pdf). Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission. p. 3. Retrieved November 17, 2010.
  16. ^ Snyder, Rod (Fall 1998). "Trails of History: Erie Maritime Museum: A New Museum Opens a Window to History". Pennsylvania Heritage Magazine. XXIV (4). Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission. Retrieved November 17, 2010.
  17. ^ Casey, Robert P. (August 17, 1990). "Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Executive Order 1990-4" (pdf). Governor of Pennsylvania. Retrieved November 17, 2010.
  18. ^ a b "Oliver Hazard Perry named Rhode Island's official Flagship and Tall Ship Ambassador". newportri.com. Retrieved August 9, 2018.
  19. ^ "2000H-8172aa State Yacht". Rhode Island General Assembly. Archived from the original on April 6, 2012. Retrieved January 1, 2011.
  20. ^ a b "State Symbols - Texas State Library". Texas State Library and Archives Commission. Retrieved November 17, 2010.
  21. ^ Washington State Ship: President Washington
  22. ^ "Symbols of Washington State". Washington State Legislature. Retrieved November 16, 2010.
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