Jacksonville’s museum warship USS ORLECK (DD 886) will celebrate its third anniversary in Jacksonville on Wednesday March 26th.

The Downtown Development Review Board has approved plans to build a temporary welcome center and office space for USS Orleck DD-886 Naval Museum proposed for the city-owned Shipyards property ...

USS Orleck DD-886 arrives in Port Arthur Lieutenant Orleck, who had received numerous other medals during his life was honored with the rare naming of a ship, a United States Destroyer, after him.

Leaders say that your donation will support establishing the USS ORLECK DD-886 as the centerpiece of the Jacksonville Naval Museum. CLICK HERE to donate.

Near the USS Orleck’s new home is the fire museum which was moved there last year but it’s not yet opened. Eventually, the Museum of Science and History (MOSH) will move to the area as well.

Donations to keep the ORLECK a Naval Museum Ship can be sent HERE. In November, the Jacksonville Downtown Development Review Board approved plans to build a temporary welcome center and office space ...

Last week the Downtown Development Review Board (DDRB) approved the design plans for a temporary welcome center and office space for USS Orleck DD-886 Naval Museum, according to a report from The ...

The USS Orleck faced yet another delay, pushing its soft opening to next week. The destroyer was expected to welcome visitors Wednesday, but electrical issues pushed the date.

The Jacksonville Historic Naval Ship Association intends to have the USS Orleck DD-886 as its main attraction for museum-goers and ship enthusiasts everywhere.

The USS Orleck Naval Museum (USSONM) will celebrate the 68th anniversary of the 15 September 1945 Commissioning of the USS ORLECK DD 886 by the U.S. Navy on Sunday.

The USS Orleck has made its home in Lake Charles for the past decade but will soon make a 16-hour trip to Port Arthur, Texas, then trek for a week to Jacksonville, Florida, to join the Jacksonville ...