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The Fighting Squadron Twelve (VF-12) insignia drawn on a sheet of paper and customized for Christmas. The paper reads 'A Very Merry Christmas from Fighting Squadron Twelve,' and shows a parrot dressed...
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This climate-controlled, audio visual equipped space is perfect for group lectures, presentations, and even movies!
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While enjoying liberty on the island of Leyte, a group of pilots from Air Group Twelve of the USS Randolph (CV-15) break out in song.
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New Virtual Reality & Flight Simulator Rides Experience our new thrilling motion-based Virtual Reality and Flight Simulator adventures! Named in honor of USS Yorktown's Lieutenant Eugene Valencia and...
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Last summer, Westbrook Brewing Co . released a new brew in collaboration with the USS Yorktown Foundation. Shore Leave Lager, named after the cherished leisure times ashore while serving in the...
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Photograph of the Grim Reapers, Fighting Squadron Ten (VF-10) on the flight deck of the USS Enterprise (CV-6), December 1942. From left to right, Front row: Leder, Feightner, Coalson, Kona, Flatley...
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Photograph of Fighting Squadron Ten (VF-10), also known as The Grim Reapers squadron. Squadron members are seen standing and seated in front of a banner with the squadron's motto, "The Grim Reapers...
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An original watercolor painting of "Passenger Liner with Tugboats" by Arthur Beaumont, 1931
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Acrylic on canvas painting of the USS Yorktown (CV-10) (left) and the USS Laffey (DD-724) (right) in their modern moorings at Patriots Point.
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In 1975, the mighty USS Yorktown (CV-10) made her final voyage—arriving not for battle, but to begin a new mission as a museum and national landmark. Now, nearly five decades later, Patriots Point...
Experience / Activity / Tour
Explore the USS Yorktown’s unexplained mysteries through areas of the ship normally restricted to the public. The tour provides entry on the ship after hours, long after the crowds have left, where...
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Red, white, and blue are well known colors at Patriots Point. On the 4 th of July, those colors become even more vibrant, as we set the stage for the ultimate Independence Day celebration from the...
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Fragment of a Japanese bomb which hit the USS Laffey (DD-724) during the April 16, 1945 attack off of Okinawa.
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A thin, jagged sheet of metal with a chipping green paint and a small rivet hole near the flat edge. The back side has a handwritten note from Samuel Wingrove that reads "Fragment From Japanese...
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A four-point metal buckle consisting of the central latch and four latch plates. There is a Japanese Imperial Navy anchor motif stamped on all the latch plates and on the bottom of the central latch...
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Yank magazine, November 23, 1945; article on the USS Laffey on page 10-11 entitled "It was suicide to go on the radar picket lines at Okinawa. But the USS Laffey came back."
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*Note: All tickets for this event have sold out. Thank you for your interest in the 4th of July Fireworks Blast. Celebrate Independence Day at the Most Patriotic Place in the Lowcountry! Join us for...
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The USS Yorktown Foundation is the designated support organization for Patriots Point. As a 501(c)3 charitable organization, your contributions are tax-deductible. EIN# 46-1892486