Destroyer USS Kidd at Historic Warship & Veterans Memorial Museum, Baton Rouge Photos

The USS Kidd destroyer DD661 restored to the WW II era sits on the banks of the Mississippi River beside the Veterans Memorial Museum. The museum has a significant collection of naval models & memorabilia, displays a Flying Tiger P-40N Warhawk, plus a A-7E Corsair.

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Interstate Highway 10 bridge over Mississippi River, Belle of Baton Rouge Riverboat Casino & USS Kidd Museum.

USS Kidd destroyer DD661 restored to WW II era at Historic Warship & Veterans Memorial Museum. On National Register.

Superstructure details of destroyer USS Kidd.

USS Kidd museum ship on Mississippi River beside Veterans Memorial Museum.

Gun turrets of destroyer USS Kidd.

A-7E Corsair jet attack aircraft outside Veterans Memorial Museum.

A-7E Corsair & skyline of Baton Rouge.

P-40N Warhawk (1938-44) with Flying Tiger markings of 1941 American Volunteer Group & Louisiana Ace Capt. Wiltz Segura at Veterans Memorial Museum.

Flying Tiger teeth on P-40N Warhawk (1938-44) prop fighter at Veterans Memorial Museum.

Model of side-wheeler steamboat Mississippi which took Commodore Perry to Japan & was lost March, 1863 during Farragut's attempt to fight past Port Hudson, LA. Part of large model ship collection at Veterans Memorial Museum.

Replica of Columbus's ship Nina docked on Mississippi River at Veterans Memorial Museum.

Masts of Columbus's ship Nina replica.


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