104 years ago today, on 11 June 1922 Puget Sound Mosquito Fleet steamer SS Virginia V made her maiden voyage from Elliott Bay in Seattle to Tacoma.
MuseumShip Virginia V, Seattle, WA
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82 years ago today, on 11 June 1944, Iowa class battleship USS Missouri BB-63 was commissioned at the New York Navy Yard for the first time, with Capt. William Callaghan in command.
Battleship Missouri Memorial, Honolulu, HI
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74 years ago today, on 11 June 1952 Tang-class submarine USS Gudgeon (SS-567) was launched at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, sponsored by Mrs. Robert A. Bonin. She was leased (later sold) to Turkey as TCG Hizireis (S342), and is now a museum ship in Izmit, Turkey.
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55 years ago today, on 11 June 1971 Knox-class frigate USS Ainsworth (DE-1090) was laid down at Avondale Shipyard, Westwego LA.
She was transferred to Turkey on May 27, 1994 as TCG Ege (F256), and is now a museum ship in Izmir, Turkey
Picture: http://www.navsource.net/
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20 years ago today, on 10 June 2006 icebreaker USCGC Mackinaw - WAGB-83 was decommissioned
Icebreaker Mackinaw Maritime Museum, Mackinaw City, MI
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