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USS KIDD Veteran Museum offering virtual tours amid temporary closure

4 years 3 weeks 3 days ago Thursday, March 26 2020 Mar 26, 2020 March 26, 2020 4:24 PM March 26, 2020 in News
Source: WBRZ Staff

BATON ROUGE - With the USS KIDD Veterans Museum temporarily closed amid the COVID-19 pandemic they are offering something new on their website.

A 3D tour of the forward section of the ship has been made available on the museum's website. 

This feature is a great way for "teachers, schoolchildren, history buffs and World War II enthusiasts, and the general public to visit USS KIDD from home," says Executive Director, Rosehn Gipe. 

The ship is a Fletcher class destroyer that survived a Kamikaze hit in 1945. Click here to access the tour. 

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