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The U.S.S. Wainwright DLG/CG -28 was a Belknap class cruiser that served in the United States Navy from 1966 through 1993. The Wainwright was home ported in Charleston, South Carolina and was active in the Navy from the Vietnam War through the Persian Gulf War.

After the U.S.S. Wainwright was decommissioned in 1993 the ship was moved to the inactive fleet in Philadelphia Naval Shipyard. Members of the U.S.S. Wainwright Veterans Association contacted the Navy and efforts were made to save the ship as a museum. The association was unable to save the Wainwright and in 2002 the ship was sunk as a target off the coast of Virginia.
Ex-USS Wainwright after torpedo hit

The Navy allowed members of the association onto the ship to remove items prior to the Sinkex. The association was able to remove over 5 tons of artifacts. These items were kept in storage and displayed at ships reunions for several years. After many discussions and rigorous planning, the Association decided to create a mobile museum to not only commemorate our ship, USS Wainwright DLG/CG-28, but the two previous hulls that held the same name: DD-62 which served in WWI, and DD-419 which served in WWII.
Dan Bowman and Richard Molck remove the ship's horn

We also honor the Wainwright family that the three ships were named after. Every year the mobile museum participates in parades and veteran's events. 
USS Wainwright traveling museum in Old Soldier's Parade
USS Wainwright traveling museum Charlotte, NC

In 2015 the mobile museum made a "Midwest Cruise" for the Memorial Day week. We departed from the trailers "home port" of Rock Hill, SC and traveled across the Midwest including stops at the National VFW Headquarters and the American Legion Headquarters The mobile museum made appearances as far north as Waukon, Iowa. The museum traveled over 3,200 miles and we had great turnouts at every stop.
Manny Seligman, Rob Bennett & Virgil Thorstenson present picture to the Mayor of Waukon, IA
Shipmates visiting our museum in Schiller Park, IL

Last year the mobile museum made a "Freedom Cruise". We were honored to be escorted by the Rock Hill, SC chapter of Rolling Thunder and the American Legion riders to Washington DC for the Rolling Thunder demonstration. Upon arriving in the DC area, we setup at the Cold War Museum in Vint Hill, VA, the Navy Memorial in Washington DC.
Our museum setup at Nauticus with USS Wisconsin
Shipmates getting ready for the Charlotte, NC parade

When the museum is on display we meet shipmates that did not know about our association and hear stories from all veterans about their experiences,
In 2017 we are planning a "Gulf Coast Freedom Cruise" where the mobile museum will go to the largest Vietnam Veterans reunion in the country in Melbourne, FL. We will be there from May 4 - 7.


After being on display in Melbourne we will travel to Pensacola, FL to the Naval Aviation Museum. That is where the US Navy Blue Angels are homeported and practice.


After setting up there on May 10, we will travel to Mobile, AL to the USS Alabama museum. On May 11 the museum will be on display to honor all of those service men and women that served aboard the ships and aircraft currently on display there.


We will end this year's cruise in Rotonda West, FL at VFW Post 10476 on May 13.

The mobile museum will be in Charleston SC for the US Cruiser's Sailors Associations reunion scheduled for May 21 - 26 and in Myrtle Beach for their Military Day Appreciation Parade on May 27. We are working on our schedule for the balance of 2017 and will post details on our website at  www.usswainwright.org. We encourage everyone who are in the areas we will be touring to come to our mobile museum and visit us.

If your organization is interested in having our trailer at your event, please contact our museum curator, Mr. Richard Molck at rmolck@usswainwright.org.
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The USS Wainwright Veterans Association is a 501(c) 3 non-profit association of men who served aboard any of the three USS Wainwright ships. Our association exists to keep alive the memory of all vessels named Wainwright. With our mobile museum we educate the public about what our sailors have accomplished, and or completed while onboard any of the ship's named Wainwright. This mobile museum also promotes the United States Navy and Americanism, but we cannot do this without your support. We need your donations to support cost of operating this one of a kind teaching tool. Your donations are 100% tax deductible so please be generous and help us keep our museum going. Donations can be made on our web site http://www.usswainwright.org/donate/
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