General Info

The museum interprets the rich maritime heritage of Louisiana from colonial days to the late 20th century. The museum features a full-scale interactive model for the USS Constitution’s (Old Ironside’s) gun deck and a tribute to General Chennault’s Flying Tigers with a fully restored P-40 fighter plane. A large ship model collection is on display in the museum along with hands-on areas. The USS Kidd is a Fletcher class destroyer, one of the last ships of her era. tudents explore the USS Kidd afloat on the Mississippi River in downtown Baton Rouge.