MuseumShip Blog

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

On 10 October 1944, auxiliary ocean-going tug USCGC Comanche WMEC-202 (ex. USS Wampanoag) was launched at Gulfport Boiler and Welding Works. Port Arthur, TX

34 years ago today, on 10 October 1990, former Norwegian submarine HNoMS Uthaug, was commissioned into the Danish Navy as HDMS Sælen (S323) 
MuseumShip at Skibene på Holmen, Copenhagen, Denmark.

On 10 October 1989, French Aréthuse-class submarine Argonaute (S636), was lifted into place in La Vilette Park, Paris, after a long trip up the Seine river and the seven locks of the Saint-Denis Canal. She opened to the public in 1989.
Cité des sciences et de l'industrie, Paris, France.