1929 Hits
MuseumShip Blog
What's happening in museum ship world?
10 January 1941, today 77 years ago Polaris (Thea Foss), while in United States Navy service, was renamed Amber and designated Coastal Patrol Yacht PYc-6
1966 Hits
January 9 1965, 53 years ago today, USS Alabama Battleship Memorial Park in Mobile, AL opens to the public.
Show your appreciation and vote for the park to become Alabama's Top Attraction
2798 Hits
January 9 1947, 71 years ago today, Essex-class aircraft carrier USS Yorktown (CV-10) was decommissioned by her CO Commander Malcolm Clephane Reeves.
2776 Hits
January 9 1947, 71 years ago today, South Dakota-class battleship USS Alabama (BB-60) was decommissioned by her last CO, Captain E. H. Pierce.
Picture: navsource.org
Caption: U.S. Navy ships at Seattle, Washington, on 9 January 1947. Three aircraft carriers are at Pier 91, Bunker Hill (CV-17), Bon Homme Richard (CV-31) and Essex (CV-9). Ticonderoga (CV-14) is at Pier 92. The battleships Indiana (BB-58) and Alabama (BB-60) are moored opposite of the Ticonderoga .
3093 Hits
January 8 1954, 64 years ago today, Balao-class submarine USS Razorback (SS-394) was recommissioned LCDR Charles E. Stastny in command
1976 Hits
January 8 1946, 72 years ago today, Gearing-class destroyer USS Eversole (DD789) was launched at Todd Pacific Shipyards, Seattle, Washington. Decommissioned and transferred to Turkey on 11 July 1973 as TCG Gayret (D-352). Now a museum ship in Izmit, Turkey
2047 Hits
January 8 1965, 53 years ago today, Oslo-class frigate HNoMs Narvik (F-304) was launched at the Navy Main Yard, Karljohansvern, Horten, Norway
2257 Hits
January 8 1942, 76 years ago today, Bathurst-class corvette HMAS Whyalla was commissioned, LEUT Leslie N. Morison RANR(S) in command
2140 Hits
January 7 1965, 53 years ago today, Fletcher-class destroyer USS The Sullivans (DD-537) was decommissioned.
2525 Hits