71 years ago today, on 2 October 1953, Tench-class submarine USS Thornback (SS-418) was recommissioned after GUPPY conversion, with Lieutenant Commander Thomas C. Jones, Jr., in command.
Transferred to Turkey as TCG Uluçalireis (S 338) on 1 July 1971, and now a MuseumShip at the Çanakkale Naval Museum, Çanakkale, Turkey
78 years ago today, on 2 October 1946, the last seagoing passenger-carrying paddle steamer in the world, PS Waverley was launched at A & J. Inglis, Glasgow.
Operational MuseumShip PS Waverley, Glasgow, UK
85 years ago today, on 2 October 1939, hydrographic surveying and oceanographic research ship CSS Acadia was recommissioned into the Royal Canadian Navy as HMCS Acadia. She was first used as a training ship and later as a patrol ship off the entrance of Halifax Harbour. After a refit, HMCS Acadia was assigned in mid-1941 for use as an anti-aircraft training ship and served as a gunnery training vessel.
MuseumShip at the Maritime Museum of the Atlantic, Halifax, NS, Canada
63 years ago today, on 2 October 1961, North Carolina-class battleship USS North Carolina BB-55 arrived in Wilmington, NC
USS North Carolina Battleship, Wilmington, NC
