On 24 June 1949, Cleveland-class light cruise USS Little Rock (CL-92) was decommissioned for the first time by her CO Cdr. Richard Starr Craighill, and joined the Atlantic Reserve Fleet.
MuseumShip at Buffalo and Erie County Naval and Military Park, Buffalo, NY
Here seen in Venice on January 21, 1948
106 years ago today, on 24 June 1915, HMS M33 was commissioned, LCdr Quintin Bernard Preston-Thomas in command.
MuseumShip at National Museum of the Royal Navy, Portsmouth, UK
160 years ago today, on 24 June 1861, SS Hjejlen entered service.
MuseumShip SS Hjejlen, Silkeborg, Denamrk
Here seen in 1974 at Himmelbergjet
On 23 June 1959, Daring-class destroyer HMAS Vampire (D11) was commissioned at Sydney under the command of Captain Eric J Peel, DSC, RAN.
MuseumShip at Australian National Maritime Museum, Sydney, NSW, Australia
70 years ago today, on 23 June 1951, SS United States was launched at Newport News Shipbuilding, christened by Lucille Connally, wife of the prominent Texas senator Tom Connally.
SS United States Conservancy
76 years ago today, on 23 June 1945, PT-796 was launched at Higgins Industries.
MuseumShip at Battleship Cove, Fall River, MA
On 22 June 1967 Oberon-class submarine HMCS Onondaga (S73) was commissioned at Chatham with LCdr Geoffrey Robert Meek, RCN in command.
MuseumShip at Site Historique maritime de la Pointe-au-Père, Rimouski, QC, Canada
On 22 June 1959 River-class frigate HMAS Diamantina (F377) was recommissioned Lt. Commander Bruce Gordon RAN in command.
MuseumShip at Queensland Maritime Museum, Brisbane, QLD, Australia
On 22 June 2000, Thai HTMS Tachin (PF-1) , former Tacoma-class patrol frigate USS Glendale (PF-36), was decommissioned. She is now a museum ship at the Thai Armed Forces Academies Preparatory School, Nakhon Nayok, Thailand.
77 years ago today, on 22 June 1946 Gato-class submarine USS Cod SS-224 was decommissioned for the first time.
MuseumShip USS Cod, Cleveland, OH
