MuseumShip Blog

37 years ago today, on 15 December 1988, Forrest Sherman-class destroyer USS Edson (DD-946) was decommissioned.
Saginaw Valley Naval Ship Museum USS Edson DD946, Bay City, MI

84 years ago today, on 15 December 1941, Gato-class submarine USS Silversides SS-236 was commissioned with LCdr.Creed C. Burlingame in command.
USS Silversides Submarine Museum, Muskegon, MI

80 years ago today, on 15 December 1945, Gearing-class destroyer USS Joseph P. Kennedy Jr. - DD-850 was commissioned with CDR H.G. Moore in command.
USS Joseph P. Kennedy Jr DD850 at Battleship  Cove, Fall River, MA

14 years ago today, on 15 December 2011, Helicopter Landing Trainer (HLT) USS Baylander (IX-514) was decommissioned and struck from the Naval Vessel Register.
Baylander Steel Beach, New York, NY

64 years ago today, on 15 December 1961, general cargo ship MS Cap San Diego was launched at the Deutsche Werft, Hamburg Germany.
MS Cap San Diego, Hamburg, Germany

112 years ago today, on 15 December 1913, Swedish SS Bohuslän was launched at Eriksbergs Mekaniska Verkstad, Göteborg, Sweden.
Ångaren BOHUSLÄN, Göteborg, Sweden

10 years ago today, on 15 December 2015, the Maritime Monuments Preservation Foundation transferred the HNLMS Mercuur back to Royal Netherlands Navy.
After asbestos abatement by the the Navy she was transferred to the Maritime Heritage Foundation and is now a museum ship in Vlissingen, Netherlands
Museumship Hr.Ms. Mercuur, Vlissingen, Netherlands

On 15 December 2000, Oberon-class submarine HMAS Otama (SS62) was decommissioned.
Victorian Maritime Center, Crib Point, VIC, Australia

On 14 December 1990, Great Lakes railroad car ferry SS City of Milwaukee was added to the National Register of Historic Places and designated a National Historic Landmark.
SS City of Milwaukee, Manistee, MI

On 14 December 1906, German Type U 1 submarine U-1 was commissioned.
Deutsches Museum, Munich, Germany