National Historic Landmark · preserved watercraft · Muskegon, Michigan

U.s.s. Silversides

US Navy Gato-class submarine in Muskegon, Michigan. Added to the National Register in 1972, and a National Historic Landmark.

National Historic LandmarkListed 1972
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What it is

Wikipedia · USS Silversides (SS-236)

USS Silversides (SS/AGSS-236) is a Gato-class submarine, the first ship of the United States Navy to be named for the silversides.

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The record

National Register of Historic Places
Property typeStructure
AddressNaval Reserve Center, Fulton and Bluff Sts., Muskegon, MI
CountyMuskegon County
ListedOct 18, 1972
Reference number72000453
Type of placepreserved watercraft, attack submarine
DesignationsNational Historic Landmark
Contributing resources1 structures

The nomination form, the document that argues why this place matters, is in the National Archives: Read the nomination ↗

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AddressNaval Reserve Center, Fulton and Bluff Sts., Muskegon, MI
Coordinates43.22741, -86.33881 · Directions ↗
Nearest national park unitIndiana Dunes National Park · 116 mi · on Park Atlas
Federal campgrounds nearbyPines Point Campground (Mi) 23 mi
Listing on the Register does not open the door. Unless a museum or park runs it, treat this as private property and see it from the sidewalk.

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Location, dates, type and contributing counts come from the National Park Service's National Register spatial data. Construction date, architect, style, photograph and encyclopedia link come from Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons, matched on reference number 72000453. Nothing here is transcribed by hand. The description under "What it is" is the opening of the Wikipedia article, CC BY-SA.