//=time() ?>
#MemorialDay ceremony on stern of destroyer escort in Bremerton's Sinclair Inlet, 1946. PSNM will be OPEN 10am-4pm all wknd, including Monday. #TBT #ThrowbackThursday
USS Bremerton (CA 130) commissioned #OTD in 1945. Named because @CityofBremerton won a #WWII bond sales competition
Noon Hour at the Puget Sound Navy Yard (@PSNSandIMF). Postcard mailed from Bremerton #OTD in 1908
#OTD March 8 1926 – waterfront at Bremerton’s Puget Sound Navy Yard (@PSNSandIMF)
#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 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 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 #TBT #ThrowbackThursday
USS West Virginia (BB 48) commissioned #OTD 1923. Sunk @ Pearl Harbor attack 12/7/1941. After repairs @ Bremerton’s Puget Sound Navy Yard (shown here), she rejoined the fleet. #WWII #FlashbackFriday
@USNatArchives Thanksgiving menu, 1950, Naval Barracks Bremerton WA. Includes chicken noodle soup, stuffed celery, & mincemeat pie #ArchivesPotluck
Thanksgiving menu, 1950, Naval Barracks Bremerton WA. #ArchivesPotluck #FlashbackFriday
#OTD July 2 1944: USS Bremerton (CA 130) heavy cruiser launched. Named after @CityofBremerton to celebrate bond competition win! #WWII