As we finish our preparations for Open House next week, we have more updates in this special edition of the S.H.I.P.'s Log!

Celebrate our new NAME and PREVIEW, the First of many maritime displays!

Mississippi Shipbuilding and Maritime Center (formerly The Mississippi Maritime Museum)

March 30 Thursday 3pm-7pm AND April 1st Saturday 10am-1pm – Saturday

609 Dupont Avenue, Pascagoula, MS 39568

Local K-10th grade “Float Your Boat” Competition Awards Thursday at 5:30pm

The Mississippi Shipbuilding and Maritime Center is pleased to announce our New name AND our FIRST Preview of innovative maritime displays highlighting innovation, seafaring stories, and Jackson County’s shipbuilding heritage. Help us honor our Mississippi Coastal Communities and their Maritime dedication to our local maritime heritage and local culture!

New Name. New Sea Adventures. Innovations.

TOUR our public exhibit space!

Maritime Science Adventures for the whole family!

Bollinger, NOAA, Colle Tugboat Models on display!

See the famous MERMAN found in Mississippi’s wetlands!

We are still holding our raffle to benefit the Mississippi Shipbuilding and Maritime Center! We are raffling off an informational panel on the USS Mississippi frigate, and a Pascagoula themed print by a local artist. Winning tickets will be drawn at our Launch!

Thanks to everyone who sent in entries to our model boat contest! Winners will be announced on Thursday, March 30, at 5:30 pm, and all entries will be displayed during our Launch festivities on March 30 and April 1!

Aubrey Simmons of Gautier, the subject of our recent oral history, builds a yacht at 75 years old.

Tall Architects helps us organize our artifacts as we prepare to open!