Freedom Park (Omaha, Nebraska)
U.S.S. HAZARD and U.S.S. MARLIN | |
Electric Boat Division (Marlin) | |
NRHP reference No. | 79001444[1] |
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Added to NRHP | January 17, 1979 |
Freedom Park is an outdoor park and
minesweeper USS Hazard (AM-240) and Cold War-era training submarine USS Marlin (SST-2).[2] The park closed as a result of flooding along the Missouri River
in 2011, but reopened on October 7, 2015 after four years of restoration and cleanup work.
Exhibits
- USS Hazard (AM-240)
- USS Marlin (SST-2)
- USS Towers (DDG-9) (Gig)
- Douglas A-4C Skyhawk (marked with US Navy BuNo 149618)[3]
- LTV A-7D Corsair II (AF serial no. 69-6191)[4]
- Sikorsky HH-52A Seaguard (USCG 1370)[5]
Nameplates
- USS Huntington (CL-107)
- USS Dayton (CL-105)
- USS Thetis Bay (CVE-90)
- USS Houston (CL-81)
- USS Conger (SS-477)
- USS William T. Powell (DE-213)
- USS Spangenberg (DE-223)
- USS Sarda (SS-488)
- USS Toro (SS-422)
- USS Corsair (SS-435)
Anchors
- USS Decatur (DD-341)
- USS Wasp (CV-18)
- USS General A. W. Brewster (AP-155)
Previously the medium landing ship USS LSM-45 was anchored at the park, but she was moved to North Carolina in the spring of 2004.[6]
See also
- Parks in Omaha
References
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ City of Omaha; Omaha Parks and Recreation; Freedom Park
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2016-03-11. Retrieved 2016-04-15.
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: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Freedom Park United States Naval Museum - Omaha - Nebraska - USA".
- ^ "CH-52A Seaguard - Freedom Park - Omaha, NE - Static Aircraft Displays on". Waymarking.com. 2010-07-31. Retrieved 2022-05-04.
- ^ "USS LSM/LSMR Association; USS LSM-45". Archived from the original on 2008-07-04. Retrieved 2008-05-06.
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