kings point

U.S. Merchant Marine Academy at Kings Point Regiment of Midshipmen

Kings Point is a compact campus founded in 1943 on Long Island, New York. It is devoted to training future maritime leaders of the United States Merchant Marine. The Academy has about one thousand students altogether comprising of the Regiment of Midshipmen. These pages offer some primary source material for the study of the Regiment, and its culture and history.

When asked about how he heard about the U. S. Merchant Marine Academy, a Cadet replied:

“I was an ordinary seaman with the U. S. Lines, and the director of unlicensed personnel told me about the Cadet Corps and he encouraged me to join the Corps.  I always thought Cadets were sissies, but I learned different when I joined.”

Regimental Culture & History

Albums, Collections & Photographs

Matters Uniform

Publications

col.: AMMM

Miscellany

The bane of midshipmen from the 1950s through the early 1970s.