73 years ago today, on 21 March 1953, Lake Michigan carferry SS Badger entered service for the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway
S.S. Badger: Lake Michigan Carferry, Ludington, MI
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On 6 September 1952, Lake Michigan carferry SS Badger was launched at the Christy Corporation in Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin, christened by Mrs. Koehler, the wife of the Wisconsin State Governor.
SS Badger: Lake Michigan Carferry, Ludington, MI
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On 22 September 1956, a replica of the 17th-century ship Mayflower, Mayflower II was launched at Upham shipyard, Bixham, Devon, UK, christened by Stewart Upham & Reis Leming.
Plimoth Patuxet Museums, Plymouth, MA
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On 18 September 1982, Pegasus-class hydrofoil USS Aries (PHM-5) was commissioned with Lieutenant Commander Carl E. Weiscopf in command.
In this picture seen with USS Conyngham DDG-17, USS Stephen W. Groves FFG-29 and USS Hercules PHM-2 off the west coast of Central America on August 5 1984.
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On 2 September 1991 excursion steamship SS Columbia was taken out of service
SS Columbia Project, berthed in Buffalo, NY
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On 28 July 1855 sloop-of-war USS Constellation (IX-20) was commissioned with Capt. Charles H Bell in Command
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On 27 July 1949 landlocked "dummy" training ship USS Recruit (TDE-1) was commissioned. She was built to scale, two-thirds the size of a Dealey-class destroyer escort.
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On 27 July 1955 a replica of the 17th-century ship Mayflower, Mayflower II was laid down at the Upham Shipyard, Bixham, Devon, UK.
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121 years ago today, on 8 July 1902, excursion steamship Columbia entered service. During her heyday, Columbia and sister ship Ste. Claire sailed down the Detroit River from downtown Detroit to Bois Blanc Island, an Ontario island that was home to an amusement park built as a destination for the steamers.
SS Columbia, docked in Buffalo, NY
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