List of U.S. state ships

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

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State Ship Image Year
designated
Arizona USS Arizona (BB-39) DN-SD-06-09336.jpg [citation needed]
Two earlier iterations of USS Arizona [citation needed]
California Californian
(state tall ship)		 Bateaugoelette.jpg 2003[1]
Connecticut USS Nautilus (SSN-571) SS-571-Nautilus-trials.gif 1983[2][3]
Freedom Schooner Amistad
(state flagship and tall ship ambassador)		 Amistad2010.jpg 2003[3]
Massachusetts Schooner Ernestina
(vessel of the commonwealth)		 Effie M. Morrissey 1894.jpg 1994[4]
Maryland Skipjack
(state boat)		 Skipjack EPA.PNG 1985[5]
Maine Bowdoin
(state sailing vessel)		 Bowdoin SableIsland.jpg 1987[6][7]
New Jersey A. J. Meerwald
(state tall ship)		 1998[8][9]
North Carolina Shad boat
(state historical boat)		 1987[10][11]
Ohio USS Ohio (SSGN-726) OHIOSSGNCONVERSION.JPG 1981[citation needed]
Pennsylvania U.S. Brig Niagara
(flagship of the commonwealth)		 Brig Niagara on Bay.jpg 1988[12][13][14][15][16]
Rhode Island replica of USS Providence
(flagship and tall ship ambassador)		 Continental Sloop Providence (1775-1779).jpg 1992[17]
12-meter Yacht Courageous
(winner of 1974 & 1977 America's Cup)		 2000[17][18]
Texas USS Texas (BB-35) USS Texas BB-35.jpg 1995[19]
Elissa
(state tall ship)		 Elissa-ship.jpg 2005[19]
Utah USS Utah (BB-31) Uss utah bb.jpg [citation needed]
Washington MV President Washington
(became the MV Mahimahi)		 1983[20]
Lady Washington Lady Washington.jpg 2007[21]

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[edit] References

  1. ^ "California State Library - History and Culture - State Symbols - State Tall Ship". California State Library. 2007. http://www.library.ca.gov/history/symbols.html#ship. Retrieved 2010-11-17. 
  2. ^ "CT.gov: The State Ship". August 5, 2002. http://www.ct.gov/ctportal/cwp/view.asp?a=885&q=246518. Retrieved 2010-11-17. 
  3. ^ a b "SOTS: Sites, Seals & Symbols". Secretary of the State of Connecticut. March 23, 2010. http://www.ct.gov/sots/cwp/view.asp?A=3188&Q=392608. Retrieved 2010-11-17. 
  4. ^ "CIS: State Symbols". Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth. http://www.sec.state.ma.us/cis/cismaf/mf1a.htm. Retrieved 2010-11-17. 
  5. ^ "Skipjack, Maryland State Boat". Maryland State Archives. http://www.msa.md.gov/msa/mdmanual/01glance/html/symbols/boat.html. Retrieved 2010-11-16. 
  6. ^ "Title 1, §218: State vessel". Maine Legislature. 1987. http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/statutes/1/title1sec218.html. Retrieved 2010-11-17. 
  7. ^ The Arctic Schooner Bowdoin's History, Maine Maritime Academy, http://bowdoin.mma.edu/history.html, retrieved 2010-11-16 
  8. ^ "A.J. Meerwald - NJ's Official Tall Ship". http://www.nj.gov/njfacts/meerwald1.html. Retrieved 2010-11-17. 
  9. ^ "P.L.1998, c.009 (A750)". New Jersey Legislature. April 21, 1998. http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/9899/Bills/pl98/9_.htm. Retrieved 2010-11-17. 
  10. ^ "GS_145-11". North Carolina General Assembly. http://www.ncleg.net/EnactedLegislation/Statutes/HTML/BySection/Chapter_145/GS_145-11.html. Retrieved 2010-11-16. 
  11. ^ "Boat, Shad Boat - NCpedia". State Library of North Carolina. http://ncpedia.org/symbols/boat. Retrieved 2010-11-16. 
  12. ^ PHMC: State Symbols
  13. ^ "The Pennsylvania General Assembly: House Bill 1071". Pennsylvania General Assembly. http://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/billinfo/bill_history.cfm?syear=1987&sind=0&body=H&type=B&bn=1071. Retrieved 2010-11-16. 
  14. ^ "The Pennsylvania Manual: Symbols" (pdf). Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission. p. 3. http://www.portal.state.pa.us/portal/server.pt/document/71262/vol_116_-_sec_1_-_state_symbols_pdf?qid=51639099&rank=1. Retrieved 2010-11-17. 
  15. ^ Snyder, Rod (Fall 1998). "Trails of History: Erie Maritime Museum: A New Museum Opens a Window to History". Pennsylvania Heritage Magazine (Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission) XXIV (4). http://www.portal.state.pa.us/portal/server.pt/community/trails_of_history/4287/erie_maritime_museum_%28ph%29/472416. Retrieved 2010-11-17. 
  16. ^ Casey, Robert P. (August 17, 1990). "Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Executive Order 1990-4" (pdf). Governor of Pennsylvania. http://www.portal.state.pa.us/portal/server.pt/document/765/1990-04_united_states_brig_niagara_-__flagship_of_pennsylvania_?qid=50984665&rank=3. Retrieved 2010-11-17. 
  17. ^ a b "Rhode Island state symbols". netstate.com. http://www.netstate.com/states/symb/ri_symb.htm. Retrieved 1 Jan 2011. 
  18. ^ "2000H-8172aa State Yacht". Rhode Island General Assembly. http://www.rilin.state.ri.us/billtext00/housetext00/h8172aa.htm. Retrieved 1 Jan 2011. 
  19. ^ a b "State Symbols - Texas State Library". Texas State Library and Archives Commission. http://www.tsl.state.tx.us/ref/abouttx/symbols.html. Retrieved 2010-11-17. 
  20. ^ Washington State Ship: President Washington
  21. ^ "Symbols of Washington State". Washington State Legislature. http://www.leg.wa.gov/Symbols/Pages/default.aspx. Retrieved 2010-11-16. 
State ships of America

USS Arizona (BB-39) (Arizona) · Californian (California) · USS Nautilus (SSN-571) / Freedom Schooner Amistad (Connecticut) · Schooner Ernestina (Massachusetts) · Schooner Bowdoin (Maine) · A. J. Meerwald (New Jersey) · U.S. Brig Niagara (Pennsylvania) · USS Texas (BB-35) / Elissa (Texas) · USS Utah (BB-31) (Utah) · Lady Washington (Washington)
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