Cruiser Fall River at Battleship Cove.

US Navy Cruiser Sailor Association
The national organiztion for past and present US Navy cruiser sailors. Founded in Hyannis, MA, this nonprofit group boasts more than 4,000 members.

US Naval Shipbuilding Museum
Located in historic Quincy, MA, this museum is home to the Cold War flagship, USS Salem.

Independence Seaport Museum
Visit this site to explore the cruiser USS Olympia, the legendary flagship of Commodore George Dewey.

HMS Belfast
This British cruiser distinguished herself throughout the Second World War. Now a museum ship, Belfast is a must-see stop during your next trip to London.

USS Indianapolis
Torpedoed by a Japanese submarine while returning froma top-secret mission to deliver the A-bomb, the Indianpolis is often (unfairly) remembered exclusively for the tragic events of her loss. However, this venerable powerhouse was long the pride of the Fifth Fleet, and served as the flagship to Admiral Raymond Spruance.

Buffalo & Erie County Naval & Military Park
Home of the guided missile cruiser USS Little Rock, the WWII destroyer USS The Sullivans, and the submarine USS Croaker.

Cruiser Aurora
This Russian cruiser from WWI and WWII is now a museum in St. Petersburg.

B/S Averoff
The "Jewel of the Hellinic Fleet," this armored cruiser was commissioned by the Greeks in 1911 and remained in service for 44 years. Now a museum in Athens.

FS Colbert
The last cruiser built for the French Navy, the Colbert decommissioned in 1991 and is now a museum ship in Bordeaux.

USS Pittsburgh lost her bow in WWII.

"BREAKING UP" IN LAUGHTER: Carlton McMorrow saw some funny things on the USS Pittsburgh, but this story takes the cake.

“It was funny. I’m sitting in a barber chair with head phones on. I was a talker, and that was my duty station. Of course, we had the ship all sealed up, etc. And I’m sitting there, and all of a sudden I look. The ship keeled over, and I’m looking straight up at the [bulkhead], and somebody said, ‘Wow! What the heck was that?’ And we wouldn’t have believed this if it hadn’t been the chaplain [who] came back and said, ‘Fella’s we’re probably going home. We just lost the bow’. We couldn’t believe it. And we actually took a 50 degree roll which is almost on its side, and the ship still came back. But we didn’t lose a man.

“Finally, of course, the storm abated. They had to send a tug out of Guam to pick up the bow and tow it back in. And here we come limping in and tie up along the Duluth. We had no anchors we had nothing. But, hey, we survived it, and it’s a miracle to me.”

Follow this link to visit Battleship Cove's oral history department.

SIGETY SPEAKS ON FALL RIVER IN FALL RIVER FOR BICENTENNIAL: The distinguished former USS Fall River officer Charles Sigety visited Fall River, MA, in July 2003 to deliver a presentation on CA131 for the city's bicentennial celebration. Held at Fellowship Hall at the First Congregational Church, the presentation included remarks by former USS Massachusetts Memorial Committee president Joseph Feitelberg, who chronicled Battleship Cove's evolution into the world's largest historic naval ship exhibit. After the presentation, both men opened the floor for a Q&A period, which was enjoyed by all!

STARS & STRIPES: Join the elite ranks of the Stars & Stripes Commission! Battleship Cove's most prestigious level of annual giving, Stars & Stripes enlists an exclusive group of...Ctd.