List of U.S. state ships

This article is about official U.S. state ships. 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.

## Table

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State | Ship | Image | Year
designated

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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

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* List of U.S. state, district, and territorial insignia

## References

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1. ^ "California State Library - History and Culture - State Symbols - State Tall Ship". California State Library. 2007. Retrieved 2010-11-17.
2. ^ "CT.gov: The State Ship". August 5, 2002. Retrieved 2010-11-17.
3. ^ a b "SOTS: Sites, Seals & Symbols". Secretary of the State of Connecticut. March 23, 2010. Archived from the original on December 10, 2010. Retrieved 2010-11-17.
4. ^ "Delaware Online: Kalmar Nyckel becomes official Tall Ship of Delaware". September 9, 2016. Retrieved 2016-09-09.
5. ^ "CIS: State Symbols". Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth. Retrieved 2010-11-17.
6. ^ "Skipjack, Maryland State Boat". Maryland State Archives. Retrieved 2010-11-16.
7. ^ "Title 1, §218: State vessel". Maine Legislature. 1987. Retrieved 2010-11-17.
8. ^ The Arctic Schooner Bowdoin's History, Maine Maritime Academy, archived from the original on 2010-09-16, retrieved 2010-11-16
9. ^ "A.J. Meerwald - NJ's Official Tall Ship". Retrieved 2010-11-17.
10. ^ "P.L.1998, c.009 (A750)". New Jersey Legislature. April 21, 1998. Retrieved 2010-11-17.
11. ^ "GS_145-11". North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved 2010-11-16.
12. ^ "Boat, Shad Boat - NCpedia". State Library of North Carolina. Retrieved 2010-11-16.
13. ^ PHMC: State Symbols Archived 2007-10-14 at the Wayback Machine
14. ^ "The Pennsylvania General Assembly: House Bill 1071". Pennsylvania General Assembly. Retrieved 2010-11-16.
15. ^ "The Pennsylvania Manual: Symbols" (pdf). Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission. p. 3. Retrieved 2010-11-17.
16. ^ 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 2010-11-17.
17. ^ Casey, Robert P. (August 17, 1990). "Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Executive Order 1990-4" (pdf). Governor of Pennsylvania. Retrieved 2010-11-17.
18. ^ a b "Oliver Hazard Perry named Rhode Island's official Flagship and Tall Ship Ambassador". newportri.com. Retrieved 9 August 2018.
19. ^ "2000H-8172aa State Yacht". Rhode Island General Assembly. Archived from the original on 6 April 2012. Retrieved 1 January 2011.
20. ^ a b "State Symbols - Texas State Library". Texas State Library and Archives Commission. Retrieved 2010-11-17.
21. ^ Washington State Ship: President Washington
22. ^ "Symbols of Washington State". Washington State Legislature. Retrieved 2010-11-16.

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