The Maritime Pastoral Training Foundation, Ltd. was founded as a non-profit charity in February 2018. The Internal Revenue Service confirmed MPTF's 501 (c) (3) tax-exempt status on March 18, 2018. March 27, 2020, MPTF purchased Sacramento's Vietnam War gunboat, PTF-26, intending to build on its impressive 20 year record as operational museum ship and Sea Scout training vessel with an award-winning all-female crew. On Monday, August 12, 2024 PTF-26 completed its epic relocation voyage to Golconda, Illinois. PTF-26 becomes the first historic naval ship located in So. Illinois. After returning from the shipyard, PTF-26 will be crewed on weekends by NJROTC Cadets, Sea Cadets and Sea Scouts from the region. Plans also call for PTF-26 to be made available as an all-weather maritime Incident Command Post (ICP) in response to natural disasters, marine security incidents, vessel groundings or sinking, etc.