MuseumShip Blog

65 years ago today, on 3 August 1959 Forrest Sherman-class destroyer USS Turner Joy (DD-951) was commissioned, Cdr. Ralph Strafford Wentworth Jr. in command.
USS Turner Joy, Bremerton, WA

83 years ago today, on 3 August 1942, Essex-class aircraft carrier USS Hornet (CV-12) was laid down at Newport News shipbuilding, Newport News, VA. She was originally named USS Kearsarge but was renamed in honor of the prior USS Hornet (CV-8 ), which was lost in October 1942, becoming the eighth ship to bear the name.
USS Hornet - Sea, Air and Space Museum, Alameda, CA

109 years ago today, on 3 August 1916, Imperial Russian Navy icebreaker Krasin was launched as 'Svyatogor'
MuseumShip in St. Petersburg, Russia
 

On 2 August 1943, USCGC Bramble (WLB-392) was laid down at Zenith Dredge Co. Duluth, Minnesota.

83 years ago today, on 2 August 1941, Danish HDMS Askø (MHV-81) was commissioned.
MuseumShip at Koldkrigsmuseum Langelandsfort, Bagenkop, Denmark