This article is about official U.S. state ships and is not to be confused with List of United States Navy ships named after US states.
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)
[citation needed ]
Two earlier iterations of USS Arizona
[citation needed ]
California
Californian (state tall ship)
2003[ 1]
Connecticut
USS Nautilus (SSN-571)
1983[ 2] [ 3]
Freedom Schooner Amistad (state flagship and tall ship ambassador)
2003[ 3]
Delaware
Kalmar Nyckel (state tall ship)
2016[ 4]
Massachusetts
Schooner Ernestina (vessel of the commonwealth)
1994[ 5]
Maryland
Skipjack (state boat)
1985[ 6]
Maine
Bowdoin (state sailing vessel)
1987[ 7] [ 8]
New Jersey
A. J. Meerwald (state tall ship)
1998[ 9] [ 10]
North Carolina
Shad boat (state historical boat)
1987[ 11] [ 12]
Ohio
USS Ohio (SSGN-726)
1981[citation needed ]
Pennsylvania
U.S. Brig Niagara (flagship of the commonwealth)
1988[ 13] [ 14] [ 15] [ 16] [ 17]
Rhode Island
SSV Oliver Hazard Perry (flagship and tall ship ambassador)
2018[ 18]
12-meter Yacht Courageous (winner of 1974 & 1977 America's Cup)
2000[ 18] [ 19]
Texas
USS Texas (BB-35)
1995[ 20]
Elissa (state tall ship)
2005[ 20]
Utah
USS Utah (BB-31)
[citation needed ]
Virginia
Chesapeake Bay deadrise (state boat)
Washington
MV President Washington (became the MV Mahimahi )
1983[ 21]
Lady Washington
2007[ 22]
See also [ edit ]
List of U.S. state, district, and territorial insignia
References [ edit ]
^ "California State Library - History and Culture - State Symbols - State Tall Ship" . California State Library. 2007. Retrieved November 17, 2010 .
^ "CT.gov: The State Ship" . August 5, 2002. Archived from the original on August 16, 2002. Retrieved November 17, 2010 .
^ a b "SOTS: Sites, Seals & Symbols" . Secretary of the State of Connecticut. March 23, 2010. Archived from the original on December 10, 2010. Retrieved November 17, 2010 .
^ "Delaware Online: Kalmar Nyckel becomes official Tall Ship of Delaware" . September 9, 2016. Retrieved September 9, 2016 .
^ "CIS: State Symbols" . Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth. Retrieved November 17, 2010 .
^ "Skipjack, Maryland State Boat" . Maryland State Archives. Retrieved November 16, 2010 .
^ "Title 1, §218: State vessel" . Maine Legislature. 1987. Retrieved November 17, 2010 .
^ The Arctic Schooner Bowdoin's History , Maine Maritime Academy, archived from the original on September 16, 2010, retrieved November 16, 2010
^ "A.J. Meerwald - NJ's Official Tall Ship" . Retrieved November 17, 2010 .
^ "P.L.1998, c.009 (A750)" . New Jersey Legislature. April 21, 1998. Retrieved November 17, 2010 .
^ "GS_145-11" . North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved November 16, 2010 .
^ "Boat, Shad Boat - NCpedia" . State Library of North Carolina. Retrieved November 16, 2010 .
^ PHMC: State Symbols Archived 2007-10-14 at the Wayback Machine
^ "The Pennsylvania General Assembly: House Bill 1071" . Pennsylvania General Assembly. Retrieved November 16, 2010 .
^ "The Pennsylvania Manual: Symbols" (pdf) . Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission. p. 3. Retrieved November 17, 2010 .
^ Snyder, Rod (Fall 1998). "Trails of History: Erie Maritime Museum: A New Museum Opens a Window to History" . Pennsylvania Heritage Magazine . XXIV (4). Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission. Retrieved November 17, 2010 .
^ Casey, Robert P. (August 17, 1990). "Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Executive Order 1990-4" (pdf) . Governor of Pennsylvania. Retrieved November 17, 2010 .
^ a b "Oliver Hazard Perry named Rhode Island's official Flagship and Tall Ship Ambassador" . newportri.com. Retrieved August 9, 2018 .
^ "2000H-8172aa State Yacht" . Rhode Island General Assembly. Archived from the original on April 6, 2012. Retrieved January 1, 2011 .
^ a b "State Symbols - Texas State Library" . Texas State Library and Archives Commission. Retrieved November 17, 2010 .
^ Washington State Ship: President Washington
^ "Symbols of Washington State" . Washington State Legislature. Retrieved November 16, 2010 .
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USS Arizona (BB-39) (Arizona)
Californian (California)
USS Nautilus (SSN-571) / Freedom Schooner Amistad (Connecticut)
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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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