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'Dekaury' added

512th addition to the site; District Harbor Tug 'Dekaury' - (YTB-178).
MuseumShip at Historic Maritime Foundation, Seattle, WA

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Freya added

Paddle wheeler 'Freya' (former Westerschelde, royal yacht, De Zwaan, De Nederlander) made it to the site as 511th MuseumShip.
Berthed in Kiel, Germany

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Added George M. Verity

Stern-wheeler towboat George M. Verity is now the 510th addition to the site.
MuseumShip in Keokuk, IA

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Added Niederösterreich - A 604

509th for MuseumShips, 1st for Austria.
Patrol Boat Niederösterreich - A 604 at the Heeresgeschichtliches Musem in Vienna, Austria.

 

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Tug Felicia added

508th addition to the site; Canadian tug 'Felicia'.
MuseumShip at Musée maritime de Charlevoix, Saint Joseph de la Rive, Quebec, Canada

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Kidd hit by kamikaze

81 years ago today, on 11 April 1945, Fletcher-class destroyer USS Kidd - (DD-661) was hit by a kamikaze during the Okinawa campaign, killing 38 men and wounding 55.
USS Kidd Veterans Museum, Baton Rouge, LA

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Missouri hit by Kamikaze

81 years ago today, on 11 April 1945, Iowa-class battleship USS Missouri - (BB-63) was hit by a kamikaze during the battle for Okinawa.
Battleship Missouri Memorial, Honolulu, HI

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Kidd Rammed

see picture on kidd page
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Added Keihässalmi

Finnish minelayer 'Keihässalmi - 05' is the 507th addition to the site.
MusemShip at Forum Marinum, Turku, Finland

 

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Badger entered service

73 years ago today, on 21 March 1953
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