Patriots Point, Sullivan Island, South Carolina
Patriots Point is a naval museum, and especially naval aviation. Patriots Point is the home of the USS Yorktown, CV-10, a legendary aircraft carrier. The hangar deck is packed with WWII war birds and carrier warfare displays, and the Apollo 8 space capsule which the Yorktown recovered. This is a place worth seeing. You walk these decks with reverence. Patriots Point is also home to the submarine USS Clamagore (SS-343) and the destroyer USS Laffey (DD-724). I could have stayed there for a week. Click on photos for larger view.
Corsair
Avenger
Wildcat
Dauntless
Stearman
The bridge, USS Yorktown
Corsair II on the catapult
USS Laffey
Engine room, USS Clamagore
Dive controls, USS Clamagore
Skyraider
What a GREAT series here, Syd! I love planes and ships a lot, and getting a chance to tour this museum with you through your photography here was a pure joy for me today.
Thanks, Scott. I really appreciate your comments. I’m a nut for military stuff, and anything that flies.
Great set of images. I don’t ever get as far east as S. Carolina, but have been to the Naval Aviation Museum in Pensacola. I’ll have to add this to my list of places to see.
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These are great! I just moved to the Charleston area and visited the park under the Ravenel Bridge. Took a few shots of the carrier with a medium tele…….. Not sufficient, not at all. Seeing your work says I MUST get back to the museum.
Thank you for the kind words. I’m a total nut for WWII naval aviation. This place was like paradise.