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MISSISSIPPI
MARITIME
MUSEUM
MISSISSIPPI
MARITIME
MUSEUM
M
I SSI SSI P P
I
Mississippi Builds America’s Ships
Dierks-Blodget
Dantzler
Hodges
International Shipyard
VT Halter Marine
Ingalls
World War I
World War II
Korea
Vietnam
Cold War
Gulf Wars
War on Terrorism
Exploration & Science
Flint
Shasta
Mount Baker
Kiska
Tripoli
Cleveland
Dubuque
Tarawa
Saipan
Belleau Wood
Nassau
Peleliu
Wasp
Essex
Kearsarge
Boxer
Bataan
Bonhomme Richard
Iwo Jima
Makin Island
America
Vernon County
Wahkiakum County
Waldo County
Walworth County
Washoe County
Thomaston
Plymouth Rock
Fort Snelling
Point Defiance
Spiegel Grove
Alamo
Hermitage
Monticello
Anchorage
Inchon
Blueback
Sculpin
Snook
Barb
Dace
Haddock
Tautog
Aspro
Puffer
Pogy
William H. Bates
Tunny
Parche
Iowa
Wisconsin
Ticonderoga
Yorktown
Vincennes
Valley Forge
Bunker Hill
Mobile Bay
Antietam
Leyte Gulf
San Jacinto
Lake Champlain
Princeton
Chancellorsville
Chosin
Hue City
Anzio
Vicksburg
Cape St. George
Vella Gulf
Port Royal
Morton
Parsons
Spruance
Paul F. Foster
Kinkaid
Hewitt
Elliott
Arthur W. Radford
Peterson
Caron
David R. Ray
Oldendorf
John Young
Comte de Grasse
O'Brien
Merrill
Briscoe
Stump
Conolly
Moosbrugger
John Hancock
Nicholson
John Rodgers
Leftwich
Cushing
Harry W. Hill
O'Bannon
Thorn
Deyo
Ingersoll
Fife
Fletcher
Kidd
Callaghan
Scott
Chandler
Hayler
John Barry/Barry
Stout
Mitscher
Russell
Ramage
Stethem
Benfold
Cole
Milius
Ross
McFaul
Porter
Roosevelt
Lassen
Bulkeley
Shoup
Preble
Mustin
Pinckney
Chung-Hoon
James E. Williams
Halsey
Forrest Sherman
Kidd
Truxton
Dewey
Gravely
William P. Lawrence
Rigel
Vega
Glacier
San Antonio
New Orleans
Mesa Verde
Green Bay
New York
San Diego
Anchorage
Arlington
Somerset
John P. Murtha
Bertholf
Waesche
Stratton
Munro
James
Stone
Midgett
Kimball
Monitor
Montauk
Osage
Saugus
Holland
Canopus
Pocomoke
Lyon
Markab
Arther Middleton
Samuel Chase
George Clymer
George W. Goethals
Henry Gibbons
David C. Shanks
Fred C. Ainsworth
Monitor
Montauk
Galilea
Osage
Saugus
Custer
Du Page
Elmore
Fayette
Fremont
Henrico
Leon
Knox
Lamar
Aegir
Anthedon
Apollo
Clytie
Burleigh
Dade
Mendocino
Montour
Riverside
Griggs
Westmoreland
Grundy
Guilford
Sitka
Mississippi-built Navy Ships
3
4
Proud Mississippians
5
…build ‘em
… fight‘em
… are honored by them
The Gulf Coast
Military Trail
6
Mississippi Ship Connection
2012 Reunions
USS Boxer LHD-4
USS Paul F Foster
Nicholson DD 982 Reunion
USS SAN DIEGO
USS Wasp LHD-1
USS Kiska 2012 Reunion
USS Iwo Jima LPH2-LHD7 Shipmates
USS Tarawa LHA-1 and CVA-40
Destroyer Leader Association
USS Markab 7
How We Got Here
• USS Ticonderoga was the catalyst
• Original plan: bring the USS Ticonderoga back
to Pascagoula’s Lowry Island
• Incorporated as a 501(c)3 organization
• Need to recognize 300 years of shipbuilding
history along the Mississippi Gulf Coast and
Mississippi’s Navy connections
• Evolution to a land-based maritime museum in
Pascagoula.
Museum Benefits
• Tourism
– Great fit for the Gulf Coast Military Trail
– Good day-trip for the casino crowds
– Opportunities for Ingalls-built ship reunions
• Economic
– Downtown revitalization
– Family/Professional/Industry recruitment
– Hotels, Restaurants and Shops
• Education
– Children, Youth & Students
– Newcomers to the area
– Partnerships with Mississippi Universities
• Obligation
– Remembering the Past
– Inspiring the Future
Pascagoula = Maritime
The Gulf, The River
People, Commerce, Transportation, Military, Industry, Energy, Research
The Goal
Today’s Home in Pascagoula
• Purpose built museum?
• Advantage of converting an existing building
• Old Pascagoula High School renovation
–Math & Science, Band Hall available
• Buildings obtained in March, 2013
Grand Magnolia
Old PHS
City Hall
County Services Building
Museum Restoration Center
(the Band Hall)
Mississippi Maritime Museum
(Science & Math Building)
MUSEUM BUILDING
Building Possibilities
• Entry and Hallways
• Exhibit Rooms
• Theater/Lecture/Meeting Room
• Office and Administration
• Research Center
• Storage & Restoration Center
Exhibit Themes
• The Age of Sail
• The War Years
• The Post-War Navy
• Oil Industry Vessels
• Exploratory And Fishing Vessels
• The Port of Pascagoula
Pascagoula’s Governor Stone built in 1877
• The Age of Sail
World War I – USS Pascagoula – built in Pascagoula
World War II
Over 60 ships in only 4 years!
Baby Flat-tops for the British
• The War Years
Destroyers
&
Cruisers
USS Cole
USS America
• The Post-War Navy
Nuclear Submarines
• Oil Industry Vessels
VT Halter’s Offshore Supply Vessels
Signal
International
Offshore
Rig
Repair
and
Upgrades
Pisces, Halter 2007
• Exploratory And Fishing Vessels
Oregon II, Ingalls 1967
• The Port of Pascagoula
Mississippi’s
Largest Port
What We’ll See…
• Interactive Displays
• Ship Models
• Photos & Art
• Movies & Multi-Media
• Lectures & Classes
• Tours
What Can You Do?
• Join the Museum
– Help Chart The Future
• Personal Donations
– Become a “Plank Owner”
• Corporate Donations
– Naming Rights & Sponsorship Opportunities

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Rotary Briefing For Proposed MS Maritime Museum

  • 2. Mississippi Builds America’s Ships Dierks-Blodget Dantzler Hodges International Shipyard VT Halter Marine Ingalls World War I World War II Korea Vietnam Cold War Gulf Wars War on Terrorism Exploration & Science
  • 3. Flint Shasta Mount Baker Kiska Tripoli Cleveland Dubuque Tarawa Saipan Belleau Wood Nassau Peleliu Wasp Essex Kearsarge Boxer Bataan Bonhomme Richard Iwo Jima Makin Island America Vernon County Wahkiakum County Waldo County Walworth County Washoe County Thomaston Plymouth Rock Fort Snelling Point Defiance Spiegel Grove Alamo Hermitage Monticello Anchorage Inchon Blueback Sculpin Snook Barb Dace Haddock Tautog Aspro Puffer Pogy William H. Bates Tunny Parche Iowa Wisconsin Ticonderoga Yorktown Vincennes Valley Forge Bunker Hill Mobile Bay Antietam Leyte Gulf San Jacinto Lake Champlain Princeton Chancellorsville Chosin Hue City Anzio Vicksburg Cape St. George Vella Gulf Port Royal Morton Parsons Spruance Paul F. Foster Kinkaid Hewitt Elliott Arthur W. Radford Peterson Caron David R. Ray Oldendorf John Young Comte de Grasse O'Brien Merrill Briscoe Stump Conolly Moosbrugger John Hancock Nicholson John Rodgers Leftwich Cushing Harry W. Hill O'Bannon Thorn Deyo Ingersoll Fife Fletcher Kidd Callaghan Scott Chandler Hayler John Barry/Barry Stout Mitscher Russell Ramage Stethem Benfold Cole Milius Ross McFaul Porter Roosevelt Lassen Bulkeley Shoup Preble Mustin Pinckney Chung-Hoon James E. Williams Halsey Forrest Sherman Kidd Truxton Dewey Gravely William P. Lawrence Rigel Vega Glacier San Antonio New Orleans Mesa Verde Green Bay New York San Diego Anchorage Arlington Somerset John P. Murtha Bertholf Waesche Stratton Munro James Stone Midgett Kimball Monitor Montauk Osage Saugus Holland Canopus Pocomoke Lyon Markab Arther Middleton Samuel Chase George Clymer George W. Goethals Henry Gibbons David C. Shanks Fred C. Ainsworth Monitor Montauk Galilea Osage Saugus Custer Du Page Elmore Fayette Fremont Henrico Leon Knox Lamar Aegir Anthedon Apollo Clytie Burleigh Dade Mendocino Montour Riverside Griggs Westmoreland Grundy Guilford Sitka Mississippi-built Navy Ships 3
  • 4. 4
  • 5. Proud Mississippians 5 …build ‘em … fight‘em … are honored by them
  • 7. Mississippi Ship Connection 2012 Reunions USS Boxer LHD-4 USS Paul F Foster Nicholson DD 982 Reunion USS SAN DIEGO USS Wasp LHD-1 USS Kiska 2012 Reunion USS Iwo Jima LPH2-LHD7 Shipmates USS Tarawa LHA-1 and CVA-40 Destroyer Leader Association USS Markab 7
  • 8. How We Got Here • USS Ticonderoga was the catalyst • Original plan: bring the USS Ticonderoga back to Pascagoula’s Lowry Island • Incorporated as a 501(c)3 organization • Need to recognize 300 years of shipbuilding history along the Mississippi Gulf Coast and Mississippi’s Navy connections • Evolution to a land-based maritime museum in Pascagoula.
  • 9. Museum Benefits • Tourism – Great fit for the Gulf Coast Military Trail – Good day-trip for the casino crowds – Opportunities for Ingalls-built ship reunions • Economic – Downtown revitalization – Family/Professional/Industry recruitment – Hotels, Restaurants and Shops • Education – Children, Youth & Students – Newcomers to the area – Partnerships with Mississippi Universities • Obligation – Remembering the Past – Inspiring the Future
  • 10. Pascagoula = Maritime The Gulf, The River People, Commerce, Transportation, Military, Industry, Energy, Research
  • 12. Today’s Home in Pascagoula • Purpose built museum? • Advantage of converting an existing building • Old Pascagoula High School renovation –Math & Science, Band Hall available • Buildings obtained in March, 2013
  • 13. Grand Magnolia Old PHS City Hall County Services Building Museum Restoration Center (the Band Hall) Mississippi Maritime Museum (Science & Math Building)
  • 14.
  • 16. Building Possibilities • Entry and Hallways • Exhibit Rooms • Theater/Lecture/Meeting Room • Office and Administration • Research Center • Storage & Restoration Center
  • 17. Exhibit Themes • The Age of Sail • The War Years • The Post-War Navy • Oil Industry Vessels • Exploratory And Fishing Vessels • The Port of Pascagoula
  • 18. Pascagoula’s Governor Stone built in 1877 • The Age of Sail
  • 19. World War I – USS Pascagoula – built in Pascagoula World War II Over 60 ships in only 4 years! Baby Flat-tops for the British • The War Years
  • 20. Destroyers & Cruisers USS Cole USS America • The Post-War Navy Nuclear Submarines
  • 21. • Oil Industry Vessels VT Halter’s Offshore Supply Vessels Signal International Offshore Rig Repair and Upgrades
  • 22. Pisces, Halter 2007 • Exploratory And Fishing Vessels Oregon II, Ingalls 1967
  • 23. • The Port of Pascagoula Mississippi’s Largest Port
  • 24. What We’ll See… • Interactive Displays • Ship Models • Photos & Art • Movies & Multi-Media • Lectures & Classes • Tours
  • 25. What Can You Do? • Join the Museum – Help Chart The Future • Personal Donations – Become a “Plank Owner” • Corporate Donations – Naming Rights & Sponsorship Opportunities