List of U.S. state ships

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.

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

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