85 years ago today, on 12 May 1941 Gato-class submarine USS Drum SS-228 was launched at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, Kittery, ME, sponsored by Mrs. Beatrice M. Holcomb, wife of Major General Thomas Holcomb, Commandant of the United States Marine Corps.
MuseumShip at the USS Alabama Battleship Memorial Park, Mobile, AL
84 years ago today, on 12 May 1942 South Dakota-class Battleship USS Massachusetts BB-59 was commissioned with Capt. Francis E.M. Whiting in command.
MuseumShip USS Massachusetts BB59 at Battleship Cove, Fall River, MA
84 years ago today, on 12 May 1942, USCGC Danmark (WIX-283) was commissioned, Danish Captain Knud Hansen commanding.
SchoolShip Danmark, Frederikshavn, Denmark
85 years ago today, on 12 May 1941 Bathurst-class corvette HMAS Whyalla (J-153) was launched at Broken Hill Pty Co. Ltd in whyalla, south Australia.
MuseumShip at Whyalla City Council, Whyalla, SA, Australia
82 years ago today, on 11 May 1944, Iris-class 180-foot buoy tender USCGC Bittersweet (WLB-389) was commissioned. She was transferred to Estonia on 5 September 1997 as 'Valvas' (PVL-109), and is now a museum ship in Tallinn, Estonia.
MuseumShip at Eesti Meremuuseum, Tallinn, Estonia
