USS KIDD VETERANS MEMORIAL & MUSEUM

Address: 305 South River Road, Baton Rouge, LA 70806-6220
Contact: Maury Drummond, executive director
Tel/fax: 225-342-1942/225-342-2039
Web Site Link : http://www.usskidd.com/

Hours: 0900-1700 daily
Visitors: 60,000/yr

Mission Statement: To educate the public on the importance of the destroyer in the US history and of Louisiana's nautical heritage.

Use of the Collection: Archives not presently set up for research. No access to archives. No copies of archival material provided.

Collection Content:

• General areas - WWII; Fletcher Class destroyers, Flying Tigers. Louisiana maritime history. Revolutionary War-present.
• Library - 500 volumes, 2,600 vessel technical drawings, 100 vessel photos, 5,000 documents. Includes Fletcher Class ship histories.
• Paintings - 1 portrait of Gen. Claire Chennault. Also several prints of WWII and river steamboats
• Models - 41 displayed, 10 stored: full display, admiralty and cutaway. Ranges from British navy, early American navy, Civil War, WWII to modern commerce vessels. Included are builder's models of:
  • USS KIDD (DD-661)
  • USS KIDD (DDG-993)
  • USS NEW ORLEANS (CA-32)
  • USS LOUISIANA (BB-71)
• Full scale historic vessel -
  • USS KIDD (DD-661) - WWII Fletcher Class destroyer restored to 1945 configuration.

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