Tin Can Sailors, Inc., The National Association of Destroyer Veterans

06/20/2026

Enjoy the sun, sand and your favorite beverage kept chilled in the Tin Can Sailors’ cooler. Link below to shop.

https://www.destroyers.org/product/desvets-koozie-cooler/

06/19/2026

This week in the Active Fleet...

A U.S. Sailor checks an azimuth reading on the bridge-wing while serving as the officer of the deck of Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Mason (DDG 87), June 13, 2026. Mason is deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations to support maritime security and stability in the Middle East.
(U.S. Navy photo)

DDG 87 is the third U.S. Navy warship bearing the name USS Mason. The first, DD 191, was named for John Young Mason and was in service from 1920 to 1941. The second, DE 529, was named for Ensign Newton Henry Mason and served from 1943 to 1945. DDG 87 is named in honor of the crew of the second USS Mason DE 529, the first U.S. Navy ship having a predominantly African-American crew.

Happy Juneteenth! BZ to the courage and contributions of Black Americans past and present!

06/18/2026

June 18, 1983

Oliver Hazard Perry class guided missile Frigate USS Crommelin (FFG-37) was commissioned with Cmdr. James Worthington Orvis in command.

06/17/2026

Tin Can Sailors Special Collections has over the past several years accumulated numerous Navy Deck Logs for their archives.

What is the purpose of Deck Logs? What role do they play on a ship? What is their importance?

A Deck Log forms a chronological account of notable events that happen in and around the ship. The officers of the deck use this account as a reminder/check of the duties and activities assigned to them that day.

Each Title Page includes the ship’s name and hull number, commander, division, squadron, flotilla, or fleet to which the ship was attached. Also noted are the beginning and ending dates in the log, and the location of the ship at the time of the recording.

These logs must be permanently retained. One important reason to retain these records is if evidence is required in any legal proceedings in a naval, admiralty, or civil court.

At present, the collection of Deck Logs at TCS spans the years from 1941 to 1970. (See Photos) Recently, TCS obtained a professionally bound set of Deck Logs from the USS Daly DD519 beginning with July 1951 through June 1954. (See Photos) We welcome donations of Destroyer Deck Logs for our shelves at any time. It is true that you can find a list of deck logs online in the National Archives Catalog, but the convenience and interesting time spent reviewing our logs is a bonus for visitors doing research or just interested in Navy history.

06/15/2026

Longest Night of Museums 2026 continues today with a special livestream on naval history! Join World of Warships and Naval Museum Atlas as we explore the Evolution of Torpedoes — from early concepts to the technology that shaped naval history.

Watch the livestream and visit the event page: https://wo.ws/3RZxdiK

06/14/2026

06/13/2026

New in Ship Store!

Black Vietnam Veteran Ball Cap. Link below.

https://www.destroyers.org/product/vietnam-veteran-cap-black/

06/12/2026

This week in the Active Fleet...

Rear Adm. Jonathan Townsend, commander, Navy Region Northwest, and Lt. Canyon Pratt, Portland Fleet Week's action officer assigned to Navy Region Northwest, speak about Portland Rose Festival Fleet Week, held in Portland, Oregon, June 2-7, 2026. Portland Fleet Week, the nation’s longest-running at 119 years, marks 80 years of Navy participation in the city’s annual Rose Festival. The event showcases maritime capabilities, and connects citizens with Sailors, Marines, and Coast Guardsmen. Visiting service members also enjoy the hospitality of Portland, support various community service events, and participate in annual festivities across the city alongside the nation's 250th anniversary celebrations.

U.S. Navy Video by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Joey Sitter

06/11/2026

Early in the foggy morning of 10 June, with Lieutenant Commander Elliot M. Brown in command, Benson class destroyer USS Frazier DD-607 made two separate attacks on radar contacts which were believed to be submarines. In the second attack, the destroyer's guns fired for five minutes as she pursued her target until its radar echo merged with land echo of Kiska.

That night and again on the morning of 11 June, Frazier dropped depth charges on two different underwater contacts in which it is likely she sank Japanese submarine I-9.

06/10/2026

Don’t forget to enter our photo contest! Anyone can enter! Contest ends 7/31/26. Full contest rules available on our website, use the link below.

Enter in Tin Can Sailors' first Photo Contest, honoring the service, history, and legacy of U.S. destroyers and the people who sail and preserve them.

Winning images will be showcased in The Tin Can Sailor magazine, on destroyers.org, and on association and museum ship channels, with cash prizes and membership awards in each track.

Full Contest Rules are available on our website using the link below!

Enter Here 👉 https://www.destroyers.org/photo-contest/