THE STORY
Reported Haunting
Visitors and staff aboard USS Kidd have reported unexplained footsteps, voices, moving objects and other unusual activity aboard the World War II destroyer.
USS Kidd DD-661 is a World War II Fletcher-class destroyer preserved as a museum ship in Baton Rouge. Visitors and staff have reported unexplained footsteps, voices, moving objects and the sensation that unseen individuals are still aboard. The ship suffered substantial casualties during wartime combat, including a devastating kamikaze strike in 1945. The vessel is normally berthed beside the Louisiana Veterans Museum, although it may periodically be away for drydock maintenance.