67 years ago today, on 16 May 1959 Barbel-class submarine USS Blueback SS-581 was launched at Ingalls Shipbuilding, Pascagoula, MS, sponsored by Virginia McManes, wife of Rear Admiral Kenmore McManes.
MuseumShip at Oregon Museum of Science and Industry (OMSI), Portland, Oregon.
115 years ago today, on 16 May 1911, Greek modified Pisa-class armored cruiser Georgios Averof was commissioned, Captain Loannis Damianos in command.
MuseumShip at the Hellenic Maritime Heritage Park, Paleo Faliro, Greece
80 years ago today, on 16 May 1946, Bathurst-class corvette HMAS Whyalla (J153) paid off. She was later sold to the Victorian Public Works Department. The corvette was modified for civilian service, renamed Rip, and towed to Melbourne, where she entered service as a lighthouse maintenance vessel at the entrance to Port Phillip Bay.
MuseumShip at Whyalla City Council, Whyalla, SA, Australia
60 years ago today, on 16 May 1966, LST-542-class USS Stark CountyLST-1134 was decommissioned and transferred to Thailand as HTMS Pangan (LST-13), and now a museum ship in Ko Pha-ngan district, Surat Thani, Thailand
