75 years ago today, on 10 April 1951 Gato-class submarine USS Cavalla SS-244 was commissioned for the second time, LCDR M.C. Duncan commanding. She was assigned to Submarine Squadron 8 and engaged in various fleet exercises in the Caribbean and off Nova Scotia.
MuseumShip at Galveston naval Museum, Galveston,. TX
65 years ago today, on April 10 1961. Cargo ship MS Cap San Diego was laid down for the Hamburg South America Steamship Company at the Deutsche Werft, Hamburg, Germany
MuseumShip Cap San Diego, Hamburg, Germany
On 10 April 1971 Soviet Foxtrot class Scorpion (B-427) was laid down at Sudomekh Shipyard Leningrad.
74 years ago today, on 9 April 1952 Essex-class aircraft carrier USS Intrepid CV-11 was decommissioned for the second time at the Norfolk Naval shipyard to receive SCB-27C modernization to operate jet aircraft as an attack aircraft carrier.
Intrepid Museum, New York, NY
On 8 April 1930 lightship Frying Pan (LV-115) was commissioned.
MuseumShip Frying Pan - NYC, New York, NY
