MuseumShip Blog

4 years ago today, on 26 March 2022, Gearing-class destroyer USS Orleck - (DD-886) arrives in Jacksonville, FL at her temporary berth on the North Bank Riverwalk.
MuseumShip at the Florida Historic Naval Ship Association, Jocksonville, FL

82 years ago today, on 10 October 1942, Fletcher-class destroyer USS Putnam was laid down at Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corp. San Francisco, CA. She was officially renamed 'The Sullivans' on 6 February 1943 in honor of the five Sullivan brothers (George, Francis, Joseph, Madison, and Albert) aged 20 to 27 who lost their lives when their ship, USS Juneau, was sunk by Japanese submarine I-26 during the Naval Battle of Guadalcanal on 13 November 1942.
Here seen from USS Randolph (CVS-15) in August 1963
MuseumShip at Buffalo and Erie County Naval and Military Park, Buffalo, NY

42 years ago today, on 1 October 1982, Gearing-class destroyer USS Orleck DD-886 was decommissioned and transferred to Turkish Navy as TCG Yucetepe-D-345.
Since 2000 she is back in US hands, and now a MuseumShip at the Jacksonville Naval Museum in Jacksonville, FL

67 years ago today, on 30 September 1957, Forrest Sherman-class destroyer USS Turner Joy DD-951 was laid down at Puget Sound Bridge and Dredging Co., Seattle, WA
USS Turner Joy, Bremerton, WA

81 years agp today, on 30 September 1943, Fletcher-class destroyer USS The Sullivans DD-537 was commissioned with Cdr Kenneth M. Gentry in command.
Buffalo and Erie County Naval and Military Park, Buffalo, NY

80 years ago today, on 15 September 1945, Gearing-class destroyer USS Orleck DD-886 was commissioned with LCDR John D. Andrew in command.
Jacksonville Naval Museum, Jacksonville, FL

On 12 September 1943, Fletcher-class destroyer USS Cassin Young DD-793 was launched at Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corp. San Pedro CA

On 8 September 1951 Fletcher-class destroyer, USS Cassin Young DD-793 was commissioned for the second time, with CDR James Boyce Denton in command
MuseumShip in Boston, MA