on September 1, 1942. Joseph Conrad continued to serve as a training ship until the war's end in 1945. After being laid up for two years, the ship was transferred to Mystic Seaport in Stonington, Connecticut on July 9, 1947 for "museum and youth training purposes", where she has remained ever since as a floating exhibit. In addition to her role as a museum, she is also a static training vessel and is employed by Mystic Seaport to house campers attending the Joseph Conrad Sailing Camp. Awards American Defense Service Medal American Campaign Medal Merchant Marine Atlantic War Zone Medal World War II Victory Medal Merchant Marine World War II Victory Medal References External links Joseph Conrad Museum ships in Mystic, Connecticut Individual sailing vessels Tall ships of Denmark Tall ships of the United States Sail training ships 1882 ships Windjammers Ships built in Copenhagen