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USS Halibut (SS-232)
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USS Halibut, a Gato-class submarine, was the first ship of the United States Navy to be named for the halibut, a large species of flatfish.
Halibut on the Piscataqua River at Portsmouth Navy Yard, Kittery, Maine, on 3 December 1941, just after her launching. She is dressed overall.
Halibut on the Piscataqua River at Portsmouth Navy Yard, Kittery, Maine, on 3 December 1941, just after her launching. She is dressed overall.
Ship commissioning
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Ship commissioning is the act or ceremony of placing a ship in active service and may be regarded as a particular application of the general concepts and practices of project commissioning. The term i
USS Halibut (SS-232)
…was laid down by the Portsmouth Navy Yard at Kittery, Maine on 16 May 1941. She was launched on 3 December 1941, sponsored by Mrs. P. T. Blackburn, and commissioned on 10 April 1942 with Commander Philip H. Ross in command. Halibut completed her outfitting and shakedown cruise 23 June 1942 and departed for the…
In 1999 the French carrier Charles De Gaulle began her sea trial phase, which identified the need for the flight deck to be extended for the safe oper
In 1999 the French carrier Charles De Gaulle began her sea trial phase, which identified the need for the flight deck to be extended for the safe operation of the E-2C Hawkeye.
Hundreds attend the commissioning ceremony for the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan. Nancy Reagan, wife of the ship's namesake, gave
Hundreds attend the commissioning ceremony for the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan. Nancy Reagan, wife of the ship's namesake, gave the ship's crew its traditional first order as an active unit of the Navy: "Man the ship and bring her to life."
Crew members and guests salute as the colors are paraded at the decommissioning ceremony of the salvage and rescue ship Grasp
Crew members and guests salute as the colors are paraded at the decommissioning ceremony of the salvage and rescue ship Grasp
Ships may enter preservation as museum ships after being decommissioned, as seen here with USS Wisconsin, on display at Nauticus in Norfolk, Virginia.
Ships may enter preservation as museum ships after being decommissioned, as seen here with USS Wisconsin, on display at Nauticus in Norfolk, Virginia.