List of U.S. state ships explained

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

Table

State Ship Image Year
designated		-AlabamaNone [1] -->
Arizona
CaliforniaCalifornian
(state tall ship) 		2003[2]
Connecticut1983[3] [4]
Freedom Schooner Amistad
(state flagship and tall ship ambassador) 		2003
DelawareKalmar Nyckel
(state tall ship)		2016[5]
MassachusettsSchooner Ernestina
(vessel of the commonwealth) 		1994[6]
MarylandSkipjack
(state boat) 		1985[7]
MaineBowdoin
(state sailing vessel) 		1987[8]
New JerseyA. J. Meerwald
(state tall ship) 		1998[9] [10]
North CarolinaShad boat
(state historical boat)		1987[11] [12]
Ohio1981
PennsylvaniaU.S. Brig Niagara
(flagship of the commonwealth) 		1988[13] [14] [15] [16] [17]
Rhode IslandSSV Oliver Hazard Perry
(flagship and tall ship ambassador) 		2018[18]
12-meter Yacht Courageous
(winner of 1974 & 1977 America's Cup) 		2000[19]
Texas1995[20]
Elissa
(state tall ship) 		2005
Utah
VirginiaChesapeake Bay deadrise
(state boat)
WashingtonMV President Washington
(became the MV Mahimahi) 		1983[21]
Lady Washington 2007[22]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Alabama Emblems, Symbols and Honors . 2007-03-19 . 2006-04-20 . Alabama Department of Archives & History.
  2. Web site: 2007. California State Library - History and Culture - State Symbols - State Tall Ship. California State Library. 2010-11-17.
  3. Web site: CT.gov: The State Ship. August 5, 2002. 2010-11-17.
  4. Web site: SOTS: Sites, Seals & Symbols. Secretary of the State of Connecticut. March 23, 2010. 2010-11-17. https://web.archive.org/web/20101210041918/http://www.ct.gov/sots/cwp/view.asp?a=3188&q=392608. December 10, 2010. dead.
  5. Web site: Delaware Online: Kalmar Nyckel becomes official Tall Ship of Delaware. September 9, 2016. 2016-09-09.
  6. Web site: CIS: State Symbols. Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth. 2010-11-17.
  7. Web site: Skipjack, Maryland State Boat. Maryland State Archives. 2010-11-16.
  8. Web site: Title 1, §218: State vessel. Maine Legislature. 1987. 2010-11-17.
  9. Web site: A.J. Meerwald - NJ's Official Tall Ship. 2010-11-17.
  10. Web site: P.L.1998, c.009 (A750). April 21, 1998. New Jersey Legislature. 2010-11-17.
  11. Web site: GS_145-11. North Carolina General Assembly. 2010-11-16.
  12. Web site: Boat, Shad Boat - NCpedia. State Library of North Carolina. 2010-11-16.
  13. http://www.phmc.state.pa.us/bah/pahist/symbols.asp?secid=31 PHMC: State Symbols
  14. Web site: The Pennsylvania General Assembly: House Bill 1071. Pennsylvania General Assembly. 2010-11-16.
  15. Web site: The Pennsylvania Manual: Symbols. 3. pdf. Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission. 2010-11-17.
  16. Snyder. Rod. Trails of History: Erie Maritime Museum: A New Museum Opens a Window to History. Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission. Pennsylvania Heritage Magazine. XXIV. 4. Fall 1998. 2010-11-17.
  17. Web site: Robert P. Casey. Casey. Robert P.. Governor of Pennsylvania. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Executive Order 1990-4. August 17, 1990. pdf. 2010-11-17.
  18. Web site: Oliver Hazard Perry named Rhode Island’s official Flagship and Tall Ship Ambassador . newportri.com . 9 August 2018.
  19. Web site: 2000H-8172aa State Yacht . Rhode Island General Assembly . 1 January 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120406064922/http://www.rilin.state.ri.us/billtext00/housetext00/h8172aa.htm . 6 April 2012 . dead .
  20. Web site: State Symbols - Texas State Library. Texas State Library and Archives Commission. 2010-11-17.
  21. http://www.netstate.com/states/symb/ships/wa_president_washington.htm Washington State Ship: President Washington
  22. Web site: Symbols of Washington State. Washington State Legislature. 2010-11-16.

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