160 years ago today, on 17 February 1864, confederate submarine 'H.L. Hunley' , attacked and sank the 1,240 ton United States Navy screw sloop-of-war USS Housatonic, which had been on Union blockade-duty in Charleston's outer harbor. The Hunley did not survive the attack and also sank, taking with her all eight members of her third crew, and was lost.
32 years ago today, on 17 February 1994, HMAS Otway S-59 was decommissioned.
MuseumShip at Holbrook Submarine Museum, Holbrook, NSW, Australia
85 years ago today, on 17 February 1941, Australian Bathurst-class corvette HMAS Castlemaine J-244 was laid down at HMA Naval Dockyard, Williamstown, Victoria in Australia.
HMAS Castlemaine Museum Ship, Williamstown, VIC, Australia
83 years ago today, on 17 February 1943, Essex-class aircraft carrier USS Lexington CV-16 was commissioned with Capt. Felix Stump in command.
USS Lexington Museum on the Bay, Corpus Christi, TX
81 years ago today, on 17 February 1945, USS LCS(L)(3)-102 was commissioned, Lt. Richard L. Jones in command.
MuseumShip USS LCS-102, Vallejo, CA
