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Athene (AKA-22) was She was scrapped in 1966. named after the minor planet 881 Athene, which in turn was named after the Greek goddess Athena.She was laid down on 20 January 1944 under a Maritime Commission contract (MC hull 1883) at Providence, R.I., by the Walsh-Kaiser Co., Inc.; launched on 18 June 1944; sponsored by Mrs. Emily Thornton; and acquired by the Navy and commissioned on 29 ...
World War II: The Type VIIC submarine was depth charged and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean) by Grumman TBM Avenger aircraft based on USS Bogue ( United States Navy, Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress and Vickers Wellington aircraft of 172, 206 and 220 Squadrons, Royal Air Force; and also by USS Haverfield, USS Hobson (both United States Navy) and HMCS ...
The list of ship commissionings in 1944 includes a chronological list of ships commissioned in 1944. In cases where no official commissioning ceremony was held, the date of service entry may be used instead.
USS Alhena (AKA-9) was an attack cargo ship named after Alhena, a star in the constellation Gemini. Robin Kettering had been purchased from Robin Line of the Seas Shipping Company some four months after launch and served as a commissioned ship for five years and four months.
On August 6, 1945, the US dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima -- and newly revealed photos shed light on the preparations for the attack. On August 6, 1945, the US dropped an atomic bomb on ...
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Marine Lion a C4-S-B2, was renamed to USS Benevolence, a hospital ship. On 25 August 1950 she sank after a in collision with the freighter SS Mary Luckenbach in heavy fog off San Francisco. Of the crew of 550, 23 were lost in the sinking. [24] USS General Omar Bundy, built in 1944, was sold a few times and renamed SS Poet.
The wreck of one of the most storied US Navy submarines of World War II has been found in the South China Sea eight decades after its last patrol, the Navy’s History and Heritage Command said ...