Are there enemy submarines out there?
Enter the Combat Information Center on the USS Laffey to experience a tense exchange during the Cold War. A dual hologram appears, radio transmissions sound, and radar repeaters show a sweeping motion as they “search” for enemy submarines. In the Combat Information Center, you can experience a brief moment of what it was like for the brave sailors navigating the uncertain waters of the Cold War aboard the USS Laffey.
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Learn what life was like for sailors during World War II, Vietnam, and the recovery of the Apollo 8 space capsule while touring areas of the aircraft carrier USS Yorktown that are off-limits to the...
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Experience
"The Ship That Would Not Die" The USS Laffey (DD-724) is the most decorated World War II era Destroyer still in existence. Commissioned at Bath Iron Works, ME in February of 1944, the Laffey was soon...
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Experience
Become part of the crew, as Patriots Point brings the history of the Vietnam War to life in this fully immersive two and a half acre exhibit that brings Marine officers to life through holograms in an...
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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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