National Maritime Day 2008

May 2008 Su Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa 1 Ascension Day Thursday May 1 -16 years, -6 months, -21 days or -6049 days 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Pentecost Sunday May 11 -16 years, -6 months, -11 days or -6039 days 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 National Maritime Day Thursday May 22 -16 years, -6 months or -6028 days 23 24 25 26 Memorial Day Monday May 26 -16 years, -5 months, -27 days or -6024 days 27 28 29 30 31

National Maritime Day for the year 2008 is celebrated/ observed on Thursday, May 22nd.

National Maritime Day is held every year on May 22nd. The day is held in honor of the maritime industry and all that they do for us. The date selected was based on the steamship Savannah leaving from Savannah Georgia (May 22nd 1819) doing the first ever transoceanic voyage all under steam powered engines.

Days to National Maritime Day 2008

Thursday, May 22nd is day number 143 of the 2008 calendar year with -16 years, -6 months, -0 days until National Maritime Day 2008.