News & Events
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AT&T Donates $5K To Bring Underserved Students To Patriots Point Naval & Maritime Museum
Posted: Aug 23, 2018Patriots Point Naval & Maritime museum announces a $5,000 donation from AT&T to the USS Yorktown Foundation for scholarships to provide underserved students with opportunities to experience STEM-based educational programs […]
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Latest Symposium Highlights the Service of the Coast Guard at War
Posted: Aug 08, 2018On Friday, August 3, hundreds attended the latest in a series of educational symposiums aboard the USS Yorktown — “The USCG at War.” The event brought together a panel of […]
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Three Harbor Attractions Now Offer One Convenient Pass
Posted: Aug 02, 2018The South Carolina Aquarium, Patriots Point Naval & Maritime Museum, and the Charleston Water Taxi have joined together for the new Charleston Waterfront Pass. For the first time, the three […]
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World War II Veteran Returns to His Ship After 73 Years
Posted: Jul 24, 2018On the morning of Friday, July 6, 2018, Waitman Kapaldo was joined by generations of his family for an emotional trip back to the USS Laffey DD-724 for the first […]
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Patriots Point Invites Community to Welcome WWII Veteran Back Aboard USS Laffey
Posted: Jul 03, 2018Patriots Point Naval & Maritime Museum invites the community to join them Friday, July 6 at 9:30 a.m. as museum staff and the U.S. Navy welcome a World War II […]
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TICKETS ON SALE NOW FOR “BEHIND THE LINES”
Posted: Apr 19, 2018Patriots Point Naval & Maritime Museum, acclaimed Broadway stage directors, Brad and Jennifer Moranz, and Andrew Carroll, New York Times bestselling author, have announced a second showing of their highly […]
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Patriots Point Celebrates USS Yorktown’s 75th Anniversary
Posted: Apr 18, 2018It took former First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt two tries to break the champagne bottle against the hull of the USS Yorktown CV-10 when she christened the ship she sponsored in […]
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Vietnam Veterans Recall the Pivotal Battle for Hue City
Posted: Mar 07, 2018On Thursday, March 1, a full-to-capacity Smokey Stover Theater onboard the USS Yorktown listened intently as five veterans of the Vietnam War discussed the pivotal 26-day battle for Huế City […]
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New Engine Room Experience Exhibit Opens on USS Yorktown
Posted: Mar 05, 2018In late February, Patriots Point Naval & Maritime Museum unveiled the first phase of the new Engine Room Experience aboard the USS Yorktown. The newly-renovated space uses the latest technology […]
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Black History Month Symposium Highlights Accomplishments of SC Rep. Lonnie Hosey
Posted: Feb 28, 2018Students from elementary schools in Barnwell and Allendale counties came aboard the USS Yorktown on February 23 for a Black History Month event honoring the life accomplishments of South Carolina […]