S.S. Lee S. Overman (1944)
#otd Liberty Ship S.S. Lee S. Overman showing where she broke in two just forward of the bridge after striking a mine at Le Havre,...
Sinking of S.S. Emidio (1941)
#otd The Socony-Vacuum Oil Co. tanker S.S. Emidio wrecked off the California coast following her torpedoing by a Japanese Submarine...
USS Albert David FF-1050
#otd USS Albert David FF-1050 underway off San Diego, California, 18 December 1975. #ussalbertdavid #ff1050 #frigate #navalsafari...
USS Constellation (1904)
#otd USS Constellation at the New York Navy Yard on a wintry day, 17 December 1904. Note the safety netting around her bowsprit....
USS Anzio CVE-57 (1944)
#otd USS Anzio CVE-57 rolling heavily while trying to maintain course and speed during a typhoon east of the Philippines, 17 December...
Battleship gathering (1943)
#otd Photographed at Pearl Harbor 17 December 1943, from left to right USS Idaho BB-42, USS New Mexico BB-40, and USS Mississippi BB-41....
120 years of Powered Flight
#otd Orville Wright pilots the Wright Flyer in the first manned powered flight, at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, 17 December 1903. Wilbur...
USS Illinois (1891)?
#otd, we love finding unique stories in the archives. Here is mock/replica battleship – USS Illinois, December 16, 1891 at the 1893...
SH-60B 161169 First Flight (1979)
#otd Sikorsky SH-60B 161169 Seahawk ASW Helicopter "LAMPS III" Makes its maiden flight, near West Palm Beach, Florida, 13 December 1979....
USS Dubuque LPD-8 (1978)
#otd USS Dubuque LPD-8 underway in the Pacific, 13 December 1978. #ussdubuque #lpd8 #flynavy #navalsafari #aviationsafari...
