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
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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)
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
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