Museum Ships

CARS supports four museum ships: USS Yorktown (CV-10), USS Laffey (DD-724), USS Clamagore (SS-343), and PBR-105. For Museum Ships Weekend 2021 we activated the Mk1 PBR-105, a boat at Patriots Point that was commanded by local Medal of Honor recipient James Elliot Williams, using the WA4USN call sign. We have since created a club to honor the boat, and got a call sign for it.

The USS Yorktown operates as WA4USN. The Laffey and Clamagore use variations on their active duty international call signs: USS Laffey NT4HI (NTHI), USS Clamagore NJ4DU (NJDU). The US Navy maintains the Yorktown in publication ACP-113 with its original call sign NWKJ. The Mk1 PBR-105 is WD4PBR.

All four ships are activated for Museum Ships Weekend in June.

QSL direct for all four ships to:
PO Box 70341
Charleston, SC 29415
Include SASE or two green stamps.
WA4USN is also on Logbook of the World.

If you are interested in visiting the club room on the Yorktown, please make arrangements with us before arriving at Patriots Point. The room is not always manned and the staff can not help you. We can add a unique experience to your visit if you call in advance: CARSinfo@wa4usn.org.

What’s it like to be the DX? Here’s a clip from Museum Ships Weekend 2019, operating as USS Clamagore, NJ4DU: