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Holiday Closure Notice – United States Merchant Marine Academy

In accordance with 46 CFR Part 386, Academy property is closed to the public during regimental leave periods β€” December 20 through January 4 β€” reopening January 5. Learn more

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T/V Liberator

T/V LIBERATOR

After serving as a training vessel at the United States Naval Academy, and then the Office of Naval Research, the Academy secured T/V Liberator in 2007. T/V Liberator serves as one of our most versatile operational platforms, regularly getting underway with Midshipmen. She can often be found cruising the waters of Long Island Sound and Southern New England.

T/V Liberator is stationed inside Kings Point's Hague Basin, on the newly renovated Mallory Pier.

Applications for the Class of 2030 open on 1 May 2025