Battleship Memorial Park
Template:Use mdy dates Template:Infobox historic site Script error: No such module "Labelled list hatnote". Battleship Memorial Park is a military history park and museum on the western shore of Mobile Bay in Mobile, Alabama. Its notable aircraft and museum ships include the Script error: No such module "WPSHIPS utilities". Script error: No such module "WPSHIPS utilities". and Script error: No such module "WPSHIPS utilities". Script error: No such module "WPSHIPS utilities".. Alabama and Drum are National Historic Landmarks; the park as a whole was listed on the Alabama Register of Landmarks and Heritage on October 28, 1977.[1]
History
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Alabama was joined in 1969 by Script error: No such module "WPSHIPS utilities"., a World War II Script error: No such module "WPSHIPS utilities"., which was moored behind her until 2001, when the submarine was moved onto land for preservation in a permanent display.[3]
In 2003, a replica of a Confederate submarine that was built in Mobile, CSS Script error: No such module "WPSHIPS utilities".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters"., was moved to the park.[4]
Hurricane Katrina caused more than $7 million in damage to Battleship Memorial Park on August 29, 2005.[2] It almost completely destroyed the aircraft pavilion. It shifted Alabama at anchorage and gave her an eight-degree list to port.[5] Repairs closed the park until January 9, 2006.[6]
Features
- The World War II-era battleship Script error: No such module "WPSHIPS utilities"..
- The World War II era submarine Script error: No such module "WPSHIPS utilities"..
- Bombers and fighter planes ranging from a B-52 from the Vietnam War, a P-51 Mustang flown by the Tuskegee Airmen to an Lockheed A-12 spyplane.
- A PBR (River Patrol Boat) used in the Vietnam War.
- Military equipment ranging from items such as a M51 Skysweeper anti-aircraft gun to a M4 Sherman tank.
- A Redstone MRBM (medium range ballistic missile).
- Korean War Memorial
- Vietnam War Memorial
Medal of Honor Aircraft Pavilion
- Up to World War II[7]
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- Coast Guard[7]
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Events
The 2001 USA Cross Country Championships were held at a cross country running course in the park.[8]
Political events have not been allowed at the venue since 2012.[9]
A living history crew drill is held six times a year. WWII reenactors dress in period uniforms and demonstrate life aboard the ship during wartime. Reeanctors share stories, conduct weapon briefings, and demonstrate drills.[10]
Administration
The park is owned by the state of Alabama and is run by an independent government agency, the USS Alabama Battleship Commission. The commission consists of 18 members appointed by the Alabama governor. It has oversight of all operations at the park.[11]
Gallery
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See also
- List of museums in Alabama
- List of maritime museums in the United States
- List of battleships of the United States Navy
References
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External links
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- Maritime museums in Alabama
- Aerospace museums in Alabama
- Museums in Mobile, Alabama
- National Historic Landmarks in Alabama
- Military and war museums in Alabama
- Properties on the Alabama Register of Landmarks and Heritage
- Naval museums in the United States
- National Register of Historic Places in Mobile County, Alabama
- Cross country running in Alabama
- Battleship museums in the United States
- Museums established in 1965