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#OTD March 8 1926 – waterfront at Bremerton’s Puget Sound Navy Yard (@PSNSandIMF)
#OTD 2/2/1942, street outside main gate of Puget Sound Navy Yard (@PSNSandIMF). @ 1st and Pacific (approximate current location of Puget Sound Navy Museum)
#OTD 2/1/1943, keel was laid for USS Bremerton (CA 130). Ship's name chosen following a bond selling competition btwn Bremerton's Puget Sound Navy Yard @PSNSandIMF and Mare Island Navy Yard in CA (@MareMuseum). Bremerton won! #WWII
#OTD Jan 27 1973 - The Paris Peace Accords are signed, ending U.S. participation in the Vietnam War
#OTD in 1943, USS Hornet (CV 12) #aircraftcarrier commissioned. Served in #WWII #VietnamWar, recovered Apollo 11 & 12 astronauts after moon landing. Decommissioned 1970 at Bremerton's @PSNSandIMF, was in reserve fleet here through 1980s. Now a museum ship @HornetMuseum. #TBT
#OTD 11/15/1918 - Submarine USS H-4 in Drydock 1 at Bremerton's Puget Sound Navy Yard (@PSNSandIMF). 3 weeks after commissioning. One of a handful of subs built here in #WWI era
#OTD 11/15/1918 - Submarine USS H-4 in Drydock 1 at Bremerton's Puget Sound Navy Yard (@PSNSandIMF). 2 weeks after commissioning. One of a handful of subs built here in #WWI era.
#OTD in 1900, @USNavy accepted its 1st #submarine, USS Holland (SS 1), marking the start of #USNavy's Silent Service #SubmarineDay