On 18 October 1955, Iowa-class battleship USS Wisconsin (BB-64) ran aground on diamond rock on the eastern tip of Manhattan.
Wisconsin Group at Nauticus, Norfolk, VA
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107 years ago today, on 17 October 1916, Pennsylvania-class battleship USS Arizona (BB-39) was commissioned at the New York Navy Yard, with Captain John D. McDonald in command.
Pearl Harbor National Memorial, Honolulu, HI
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25 years ago today, on 17 October 1998, Essex-class aircaft carrier USS Hornet CV-12 was opened to the public.
USS Hornet - Sea, Air and Space Museum, Alameda, CA
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82 years ago today, on 16 October 1942, Fletcher-class destroyer USS Kidd DD661 was laid down at Federal Shipbuilding and Drydock Company, Kearny, NJ.
USS Kidd Veterans Museum, Batton Rouge, LA
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