Join us for Museum Ships On The Air Weekend
hosted on the USS Orleck June 6-7, 2026
We are honored to join other museum ships located around the world and amateur radio operators participating in the 2026 Museum Ships on the Air Weekend. This is our third year participating in this event with other amateur (HAM) operators in the United States and countries around the world. HAM operators from North Florida Amateur Radio Society (NOFARS) along with guest operators from other organizations will participate. We will be operating using our new Orleck Amateur Radio Society (OARS) Club call sign WJ4DD.
Broadcast hours of operation will be from 8:00am Saturday June 6th through 3:00pm Sunday June 7th. The ship will be open normal hours on those days and your admission ticket will allow you to visit the broadcast locations including Radio Central which is part of the tour route.
Come join us and see HAM radio operators in action and see how may ships we can connect with!
PARTICIPATING SHIPS
| Name | Type of Ship | Location | Callsign |
|---|---|---|---|
| K1USN | Bare Cove Fire Museum | Hingham Naval Ammo Depot | K1USN |
| USS Lexington | Aircraft Carrier | Corpus Christi, TX | W5LEX |
| USS Midway | Aircraft Carrier | San Diego, CA | NI6IW |
| USS Yorktown (CV-10) only | Aircraft Carrier | Charleston, SC | WA4USN |
| USS Hornet | Aircraft Carrier | Alameda Point, CA | NB6GC |
| USS Montrose Memorial | Attack Transport(Haskell Class) | Montrose, CO | N0P |
| USS New Jersey | Battleship | Camden, New Jersey | NJ2BB |
| USS Iowa | Battleship | San Pedro, CA | NI6BB |
| USS Wisconsin | Battleship | Norfolk, Virginia | N4WIS |
| USS North Carolina | Battleship | Wilmington, NC | NI4BK |
| USS Alabama | Battleship | Mobile, AL | NE4MW |
| USS Massachusetts | Battleship | Fall River, MA | NE1PL |
| USS Texas | Battleship | Baytown, TX | NA5DV |
| USS Missouri | Battleship | Pearl Harbor, HI | KH6BB |
| USS Oklahoma Mast Memorial | Battleship Mast Memorial | Muskogee, OK | WW2OK |
| USS Tennessee Museum | Battleship Museum | Oneida, TN | W4BSF |
| SS Col. James M Schoonmaker | Bulk Carrier | Toledo, OH | K8E |
| Ex MV Dresden | Cargo Ship | Rostock, Germany | DL0MCM |
| MV Cap San Diego | Cargo Ship | Hamburg,Germany | DL0MFH |
| MV Iris-Joerg | Cargo Ship | Wischhafen,Germany | DL0MFM |
| CG-45313 | CG Buoy Tender | Dunkirk, NY | W2SO |
| Claud W Somers | Chesapeake Bay Skipjack | Reedville, VA | W4NNK |
| CSS Neuse (Jun 6 only) | Civil War - Ironclad Gunboat | Kinston, NC | KN4RAM |
| USS Potomac | CG Cutter/Pres. Yacht | Oakland, CA. | NE6JP |
| USS Salem | Cruiser | Quincy, MA | N1SLM |
| USS Littlerock | Cruiser | Buffalo, NY | W2PE |
| USS Olympia | Cruiser | Philadelphia, PA | WA3BAT |
| USS Indianapolis CA-35 Memorial | Cruiser | Indianapolis, IN | WW2IND |
| USS South Carolina CGN-37 Memorial | Cruiser | Bremerton, WA | K7C |
| USS Orleck | Destroyer | Jacksonville, FL | WJ4DD |
| USS The Sullivans | Destroyer | Buffalo, NY | W2S |
| HMCS Haida | Destroyer | Hamilton, Ontario | VE0NV |
| USS Turner Joy | Destroyer | Bremerton, WA | NS7DD |
| TCG Gayret(D-352) | Destroyer | Izmit, Turkey | TC0GYT |
| USS Laffey | Destroyer | Charleston, SC | NT4HI |
| USS Cassin Young | Destroyer | Boston, MA | WW2DD |
| USS Slater | Destroyer Escort | Albany, NY | WW2DEM |
| USS Stewart | Destroyer Escort | Galveston, TX | N5FKP |
| Evelina M Goulart | Fishing Schooner | Essex, MA | W1E |
| HMCS Sackville | Flower Class Corvette | Halifax, Nova Scotia | VE0CNM |
| SS Grandcamp Memorial | French Liberty Ship | Texas City, TX | K5BS |
| USS Houston Memorial | Heavy Cruiser | Houston, TX | WA5DTK |
| SS Hope Memorial Station | Hospital Ship Memorial | Chatham, MA | W1HNJ |
| USS Aries | Hydrofoil | Gasconade, MO | N0R |
| SS Sankt Erik | Icebreaker | Stockholm, Sweden | 8SØHRA |
| Ernest Lapointe | Icebreaker | L'islet, Qc, Canada | VB2MMQC |
| Krasin | Icebreaker | St. Petersburg, Russia | R1LK |
| USCGC Mackinaw WAGB-83(Maritime Museum) | Icebreaker | Mackinaw City, MI | W8AGB |
| SS John W Brown | Liberty Ship | Baltimore, MD | K8JWB |
| SS Jeremiah O'Brien | Liberty Ship | San Francisco, CA | K6JOB |
| LS Westhinder III | Lightship | Antwerp, Belgium | ON9BD |
| LS Ambrose | Lightship | East River, NY City, NY | W2AQ |
| LS Nantucket (LV-112) | Lightship | Boston, MA | W1NLS |
| Amrumbank /Deutsche Bucht | Lightship | Emden, Germany | DF0MF |
| LS Huron | Lightship | Port Huron, MI | NM8GS |
| Borkumriff | Lightship | Island Borkum, Germany | DL0BRF |
| USS LST-325 | LST | Evansville, IN | WW2LST |
| LST-393 | LST | Muskegon, MI | N8LST |
| Chatham Radio/WCC Station | Maritime Radio Station | Chatham, MA | W1WCC |
| Maratime Radio Historical Society | Maratime Radio Station - KPH | Pt. Reyes Station, CA | K6KPH |
| SS Selma | Merchant ship WWI(Concrete Hull) | Galveston, TX | W5MSQ |
| Edwin Fox Museum | Merchant Ship | Picton, New Zealand | ZL2KS |
| HNLMS Abraham Crijnssen | Minesweeper | Den Helder, NL | PA40AC |
| USS Lucid | Minesweeper | Stockton, CA | N6MSO |
| HNLMS Mercuur | Minesweeper | Port of Vlissingen, NL | PA6PARE |
| NS Savannah | Nuclear Merchant Vessel | Baltimore, MD | K3SAV |
| RMS Queen Mary | Ocean Liner | Long Beach, CA | W6RO |
| SS Hohentwiel | Paddle Steamer | Bodensee, Austria | OE6XMF/9 |
| SS Rotterdam | Passenger Ship | Port of Rotterdam | PI4HAL |
| SS Keewatin | Passenger Steamship | Kingston, ON | VA3VGC |
| USS Pueblo Memorial | Research Ship | Pueblo, CO | N0K |
| MK1 PBR #105 | River Patrol Boat | Charleston, SC | WD4PBR |
| PB Niederoesterreich (Jun 7 only) | River Patrol Boat | Danube/Vienna, Austria | OE3XNO |
| Albatros III | River Patrol Boat | Torrevieja, Spain | EH5ALB |
| Tall Ship Elissa | Sailing Barque | Galveston Island, TX | N5E |
| MS Seefalke | Salvage Tug | Bremerhaven,Germany | DK0SN |
| USS Ticonderoga (1814) | Schooner | Whitehall, NY | N2T |
| USS Cobia | Submarine | Manitowoc, Wisconsin | NB9QV |
| USS Nautilus | Submarine | Groton, CT | N1S |
| USS Razorback | Submarine | N.Little Rock AR | N5R |
| USS Pampanito | Submarine | San Francisco, CA | NJ6VT |
| USS Drum | Submarine | Mobile, Alabama | K4DSR |
| USS Batfish | Submarine | Muskogee, OK | WW2SUB |
| USS Albacore | Submarine | Portsmouth, NH | NM1JY |
| USS Croaker | Submarine | Buffalo, NY | W2C |
| USS Cod | Submarine | Cleveland, OH | W8COD |
| HMCS Onondaga | Submarine | Pointe-au-Père, Quebec | VA2GNQ |
| U-995 | Submarine | Laboe Germany | DL0DMB |
| USS Blueback | Submarine | Portland, OR | W7SUB |
| U17 (S196) | Submarine | Sinsheim, Germany | DL0VDU |
| USS Cavalla | Submarine | Galveston, TX | N5FKP |
| TCG Hizir Reis (S-342) | Submarine | Izmit, Turkey | TC0HZR |
| USS Silversides | Submarine | Muskegon, MI | N8SUB |
| USS Torsk | Submarine | Baltimore, MD | NK3ST |
| HMS Otus | Submarine | Sassnitz, Germany | DM3G |
| S-61 Delfin | Submarine | Torrevieja Spain | EH5DEL |
| Flore | Submarine | Lorient, France | TM2FLO |
| Nazario Sauro | Submarine | Genoa, Italy | II1NS |
| USS Requin (Jun 7 only) | Submarine | Pittsburgh, PA | NY3EC |
| H. L. Hunley | Submarine - Civil War | Charleston, SC | N4HLH |
| USS Cincinnati | Submarine Memorial | West Chester, OH | N8HPM |
| USS Thresher Memorial | Submarine Memorial | Kittery, ME | W1WQM |
| USS Boston (SSN 703) | Submarine Memorial | Buffalo, NY | W2B |
| USS Parche Memorial | Submarine Memorial | Bremerton, WA | N7P |
| CSS Acadia | Survey Vessel | Halifax Nova Scotia | VE0MMA |
| USAT LT-5 | Tugboat/Cargo Transport | Oswego, NY | W2L |
| USS Hoga YT-146 | Tugboat | N. Little Rock, AR | N5H |
| SS American Victory | Victory Ship | Tampa, FL | W4AVM |
| Red Oak Victory | Victory Ship | Richmond, CA | K6YVM |
| WWII Base End Station | WWII Army Radio Station | San Diego, CA | W6N |
| Elettra (Marconi's Traveling Lab) | Yacht | Pontecchio Marconi, Italy | IY4PRC |