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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79 years ago today, on 18 March 1947 Gato-class submarine USS Drum (SS-228) began service at Washington, D.C., to members of the Naval Reserve in the Potomac River Naval Command, which continued through 1967.
MuseumShip at USS Alabama Battleship Memorial Park, Mobile, AL
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71 years ago today, on 18 March 1953 Gato-class submarine USS Croaker SS-246 was decommissioned for a 2nd time.
MuseumShip at Buffalo and Erie County Naval and Military Park, Buffalo, NY
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