83 years ago today, on 20 March 1943 USCGC Mackinaw WAGB-83 was laid down at Toledo Shipbuilding Company in Toledo, Ohio.
MuseumShip at the Icebreaker Mackinaw Maritime Museum, Mackinaw City, MI
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75 years ago today, on 20 March 1951 Essex-class aircraft carrier USS Hornet CV-12 was commissioned for the second time with Capt. Francis Lee Busey in command.
MuseumShip at USS Hornet - Sea, Air and Space Museum, Alameda, CA
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72 years ago today, on 19 March 1954 Gato-Class submarine USS Cobia SS-245 was decommissioned for a 2nd time.
MuseumShip at Wisconsin Maritime Museum, Manitowoc, WI
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83 years ago today, on 18 March 1943 Fletcher-class destroyer USS Cassin Young DD-793 laid down at Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corp. San Pedro CA.
MuseumShip at Friends of the Cassin Young FOTCY, Boston, MA
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81 years ago today, on 18 March 1945 Essex-class aircraft carrier USS Yorktown CV-10 was hit by a 500 lb Japanese bomb from a Judy dive bomber. It hit the signal bridge, passed through the first deck and exploded near the ship's hull. It punched two large holes through her side, killed five men, and wounded another 26. Yorktown, however, remained fully operational, and her anti-aircraft gunners brought the attacker down.
MuseumShip at Patriots Point Naval & Maritime Museum, Mount Pleasant, SC
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