News & Events
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1955 Cannon Street All Stars Share Story for Black History Month
Posted: Feb 24, 2016On the morning of Thursday, February 11th, hundreds gathered on the USS Yorktown to hear the story of the 1955 Cannon Street YMCA All Stars from several members of that […]
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Engine Room Exhibit brings USS Laffey to life
Posted: Feb 08, 2016The engine room on the USS Laffey has been closed to tours since early December, but has now reopened as an exciting, new Engine Room Experience. The new exhibit is […]
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Patriots Point Development Authority Announces Addition to Board of Directors
Posted: Jan 25, 2016South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley has approved a recommendation from the state’s head of military operations, Major General Robert E. Livingston, Jr., to appoint Richard Wilkerson, former chairman and president […]
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Nurses Who Served Overseas During Wartime Needed for Patriots Point Symposium
Posted: Jan 22, 2016The Patriots Point Naval & Maritime Museum is currently searching for nurses who served overseas or aboard hospital ships during times of war, and are willing to participate in an […]
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Patriots Point to Examine Struggle for African-American Team that Changed the Landscape of Youth Baseball in the Lowcountry
Posted: Jan 20, 2016On Thursday, February 11, Patriots Point Naval & Maritime Museum will host a free symposium to remember the impact of Charleston’s Cannon Street YMCA All-Stars team (the only non-white Little […]
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Patriots Point’s 40th Anniversary Recognized by Town of Mt. Pleasant
Posted: Jan 13, 2016The Mount Pleasant Town Council took time at their regular meeting on Monday, January 12, 2016 to congratulate Patriots Point Naval & Maritime Museum on 40 years of successful operation and involvement […]
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Patriots Point to Celebrate 40 Years, Asks Visitors to Name Their Own Admission Prices
Posted: Jan 04, 2016The Patriots Point Naval & Maritime Museum is asking visitors to name their own admission prices for the weekend of January 9-10, 2016. The special offer will serve as a […]
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SCE&G Gives Patriots Point $125,000 to Preserve American War Stories
Posted: Dec 02, 2015On Wednesday, December 3 SCE&G announced a $125,000 donation to the USS YORKTOWN Foundation to fund the preservation of veteran war stories and oral histories by the Patriots Point Naval & […]
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Pearl Harbor Memorial Service to be held on the USS YORKTOWN
Posted: Nov 24, 2015The Patriots Point Naval & Maritime Museum will host a memorial service on Monday, Dec. 7th for the 74th anniversary of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. The free ceremony […]
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Patriots Point to Host Symposium on the Korean War Battle of Chosin Reservoir
Posted: Nov 10, 2015The Patriots Point Naval & Maritime Museum will commemorate the 65th anniversary of the most well-known battle in the Korean War, the Battle of Chosin Reservoir, with a free 90-minute […]