67 years ago today, on 1 June 1959 auxiliary ocean-going tug USS Wampanoag - (ATA-202) was struck from the Naval Vessel Register and officially transferred to the U.S. Coast Guard as the USCGC Comanche (WATA-202).
MuseumShip ATA 202 Comanche, Port Townsend, WA
53 years ago today, on 1 June 1973 Essex-class aircraft carrier USS Yorktown CV-10 was struck from the Naval Vessel Register
MuseumShip at Patriots Point Naval & Maritime Museum, Mount Pleasant, SC
83 years ago today, on 31 May 1943 Edsall class destroyer escort USS Stewart DE-238 was commissioned with LCdr B.C. Turner in command.
Galveston Naval Museum, Galveston, TX
143 years ago today, on 31 May 1883 Warrior-class ironclad HMS Warrior was decommissioned.
HMS Warrior 1860 at Royal Navy Museums, Portsmouth, UK
115 years ago today, on 31 May 1911 former tender of the White Star Line SS Nomadic began her maiden voyage, ending up in Cherbourg on 3 June, to begin her service for the White Star Line.
MuseumShip SS Nomadic, Belfast, UK
