85 years ago today, on 12 May 1941 Gato-class submarine USS Drum SS-228 was launched at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, Kittery, ME, sponsored by Mrs. Beatrice M. Holcomb, wife of Major General Thomas Holcomb, Commandant of the United States Marine Corps.
MuseumShip at the USS Alabama Battleship Memorial Park, Mobile, AL
84 years ago today, on 12 May 1942 South Dakota-class Battleship USS Massachusetts BB-59 was commissioned with Capt. Francis E.M. Whiting in command.
MuseumShip USS Massachusetts BB59 at Battleship Cove, Fall River, MA
84 years ago today, on 12 May 1942, USCGC Danmark (WIX-283) was commissioned, Danish Captain Knud Hansen commanding.
SchoolShip Danmark, Frederikshavn, Denmark
85 years ago today, on 12 May 1941 Bathurst-class corvette HMAS Whyalla (J-153) was launched at Broken Hill Pty Co. Ltd in whyalla, south Australia.
MuseumShip at Whyalla City Council, Whyalla, SA, Australia
82 years ago today, on 11 May 1944, Iris-class 180-foot buoy tender USCGC Bittersweet (WLB-389) was commissioned. She was transferred to Estonia on 5 September 1997 as 'Valvas' (PVL-109), and is now a museum ship in Tallinn, Estonia.
MuseumShip at Eesti Meremuuseum, Tallinn, Estonia
On 24 May 1900 protected Cruiser Aurora was launched at Admiralty Shipyard St. Petersburg.
MuseumShip in St. Petersburg, Russia
40 years ago today, on 10 May 1986 Iowa class battleship USS Missouri BB-63 was commissioned for a second time in San Francisco with Capt. Albert Lee Kaiss in command.
Battleship Missouri Memorial, Honolulu, HI
On 10 May 1902 excursion steamship SS Columbia was launched.
SS Columbia Project, Buffalo, NY
80 years ago today, on 10 May 1946 Gearing-class destroyer USS Eversole DD-789 was commissioned with, Commander B. P. Ross in command. She was transferred to Turkey as TCG Gayre - (D-352) on 11 July 1973.
MuseumShip in Izmit, Turkey
93 years ago today, on 10 May 1933 Finnish submarine Vesikko launched at Crichton-Vulcan dock in Turku, Finland.
MuseumShip at Suomenlinna Sea Fortress, Helsinki, Finland
