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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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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43 years ago today, on 7 July 1980, Pegasus-class hydrofoil USS Aries (PHM-5) was laid down at Boeing Marine Systems, Renton, WA.
USS Aries, Gasconade, MO
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On 6 July 1942, USS YMS-328 was laid down at Ballard Marine Railway Co., Seattle, Washington.
She became John Wayne's private yacht in 1962, and is now part of Hornblower cruises in Newport Beach, CA
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On 25 June 1853, USS Constellation (IX-20) was laid down at Gosport Navy Yard, Norfolk, VA.
MuseumShip at Historic Ships in Baltimore, Baltimore, MD
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