ABERDEEN — Lady Washington, the official ship of Washington State, and Hawaiian Chieftain have announced their summer ports of call for 2016. Both vessels will spend their summer in Puget Sound and in Grays Harbor, visiting 10 ports and offering educational programs, public sailing excursions and public walk-on tours at most locations. Lady Washington and Hawaiian Chieftain are U.S. Coast Guard-inspected passenger vessels with a mission of preserving and promoting our maritime history and traditions.

Local stops include:

August 8-11: Brownsville.

August 12-17: Port Orchard.

August 18-23: Tacoma.

The ships will also make several other stops in the Pacific Northwest.

Specific dates and times for tours and public excursions, including the ships’ popular “Battle Sails,” will be announced in the spring. The ships are also working with local organizations on charters and special events. For information on chartering Lady Washington and/or Hawaiian Chieftain, visit the Charters page at www.historicalseaport.org, or call 800-200-5239.

Tickets are now available for Passages, the port-to-port adventure transits made by each vessel as they make their way in Puget Sound and the Pacific coast. Tickets are at www.historicalseaport.org, or call 800-200-5239.

Launched in 1989 in celebration of Washington state’s centennial, Lady Washington is a wooden replica of one of the first U.S.-flagged vessels to visit the west coast of North America. Built in Hawaii in 1988, Hawaiian Chieftain is a steel-hulled interpretation of a typical 19th century coastal trader.

Learn more at www.historicalseaport.org.