USS Providence
A replica of the sloop USS Providence will represent the Navy of the Revolutionary War.
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USS Niagara
The brig USS Niagara will represent the Navy of the War of 1812.
The Niagara was launched on July 4, 1812, in Erie, Pennsylvania, to defend the Great Lakes.
In the 1813 Battle of Lake Erie, the British fleet disabled the flagship of American Captain Oliver Hazard Perry. He transferred to the Niagara, made it his new flagship, and raised his “Don’t Give Up the Ship” banner. He and the Niagara led the Americans to capture the entire British fleet, leading him to report: “We have met the enemy and they are ours.” The Navy's complete victory stopped the British invasion of the Midwest. Raised and rebuilt in the 20th Century, the Niagara is the Pennsylvania State Flagship. It is operated by Flagship Niagara League, and will sail from Erie to Philadelphia to participate in the 250th celebrations.
USS Monitor
The Monitor was the first armored, turreted vessel, setting the pattern that would dominate naval warfare for many decades.
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USS Olympia
The USS Olympia, the only ship remaining from the Spanish-American War and one of two remaining from the First World War, will represent the Navy of those wars in the Navy and…
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USS Becuna
The Independence Seaport Museum also operates the museum submarine USS Becuna, which fought in World War II and in the Cold War.
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USS New Jersey
To assemble ships representing the Navy in all its major conflicts, no site is better than the Delaware River, because it hosts the USS New Jersey, the only battleship to fight in…
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The Modern Navy
The Navy’s service in conflicts from the Gulf War to the present will be represented by several active-duty Navy ships that will majestically steam up the Delaware River and join the historic…
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Naval Aviation
Naval aviation will also be represented at the Navy 250th celebration, with flyovers and hopefully demonstrations and static displays.
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Ships That May Join the Party
The vessels participating in Homecoming 250 celebrations ably represent every major conflict that the Navy has fought, and themselves are an unprecedented gathering of Navy history for the Navy’s 250th birthday.
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