80 years ago today, on 29 October 1944, Essex-class aircraft carrier USS Intrepid (CV-11) was hit by a kamikaze on one of her port side gun positions; damage was minimal though ten men were killed and another six were wounded.
Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum, New York, NY
36 years ago today, on 29 October 1988, Whyalla Maritime Museum opened with Bathurst-class corvette HMAS Whyalla (J153) as a centerpiece.
Whyalla City Council, SA, Austraila
81 years ago today, on 28 October 1944, Germany's type XXI U-boat U-2540 (Wilhelm Bauer) was laid down at Blohm & Voss, Hamburg, Germany.
Museum ship at Technikmuseum U-Boot Wilhelm Bauer, Bremerhaven, Germany
148 years ago today, on 27 October 1877, three-masted barque Elissa was launched at Alexander Hall & Co. in Aberdeen Scotland
Museum ship in Galveston, TX
82 years ago today, on 27 October 1943, Midway-class aircraft carrier USS Midway CV-41 was laid down at Newport News Shipbuilding
Museum ship in San Diego, CA
