- Date
- 1960-06
- Kind
- Transportation
- Where
- Saint James Harbor
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- maritimeshippingcommunity
- Within
- Saint James Harbor
Summary
Four unnamed Navy ships lay overnight at the entrance to Saint James Harbor in June 1960, with sailors and officers coming ashore by Liberty Boat.
Evidence and limits
The local notice does not identify the vessels, their unit, or the exact date.
Open questions
- Can Navy or harbor records identify the four ships and date of the visit?
See also
Sources
- Reports four Navy ships lying all night at the harbor entrance and a Liberty Boat bringing sailors and officers ashore; the ships are not named.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1960-06_Beaver-Beacon
- The held four-page issue scan is paired with the OCR source and confirms the published notice or report; it does not expand the source-specific identity, event, or outcome claims.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1960-06_Beaver-Beacon
Added 1 August 2026 · revised 3 August 2026. Recent changes
Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Four Navy ships anchor at Beaver Island, 1960”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/four-navy-ships-beaver-harbor-1960/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, June 1960, harbor news. (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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