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World Trade Center Memorial Installed at USMMA

KINGS POINT, N.Y., July 14, 2016 – New York City provides a fitting backdrop for the new 9/11 memorial, which was recently installed at the United States Merchant Marine Academy (USMMA). The structure, which was designed and built by Ensign Benjamin Hladick, USNR, Class of 2016, incorporates a...

Leadership and Ethics

U.S. Merchant Marine Academy (USMMA) Leadership and Ethics Development

The USMMA Leadership and Ethics Development program educates and trains midshipmen in their journey from followership through leadership over the course of their four years at the Academy. ...

Kings Pointer Training Cruise Gets Underway

KINGS POINT, N.Y., July 12, 2016 – Underway training began yesterday aboard two of the United States Merchant Marine Academy (USMMA) training vessels, T/V Kings Pointer and Liberator.

The T/V Kings Pointer, with 23 Class of 2016 Deck Majors aboard, will transit up Long Island Sound,...

Fair Winds and Following Seas to Capt. Douglas Hard ‘62

KINGS POINT, N.Y., July 1, 2016 – Last month marked the end of an era for the United States Merchant Marine Academy (USMMA).  Faculty, staff, alumni, and midshipmen bid farewell to Capt. Douglas A. Hard ’62, USMS, who retired after 42 years of dedicated service to USMMA, and 54 years of...

Midshipmen and Faculty Honored at Class of 2016 Awards Convocation

KINGS POINT, N.Y., June 30, 2016 - On Friday, June 17, 2016, the United States Merchant Marine Academy (USMMA) at Kings Point held the “Class of 2016 Awards Convocation” in Ackerman Auditorium. Sixty-eight midshipmen received over 100 awards in recognition of their academic achievements,...

Applications for the Class of 2030 open on 1 May 2025