MuseumShip Blog

On 21 June 1954, Belgian coastal minesweeper 'Spa' (M-927) was launched at the Boelwerf, Temse, Belgium.
MuseumShip Bernisse, Hellevoetsluis, Netherlands

On 21 June 2019, tug Ohio opened to the public.
MuseumShip at National Musem of the Great Lakes, Toledo, OH

81 years ago today, on 20 June 1945 Victory ship SS American Victory was delivered to US War shipping Administration. The ship was built at the California Shipbuilding Yard (Calship) in Los Angeles, California in just 55 days.
American Victory Ship & Museum, Tampa, FL

62 years ago today, on 19 June 1964 Fletcher-class destroyer USS Kidd DD-661 was decommissioned for the 2nd time.
USS Kidd Veterans Museum, Baton Rouge, LA

83 years ago today, on 19 June 1943 Liberty ship SS Jeremiah O'Brien was launched at New England Shipbuilding corp.
SS Jeremiah O'Brine National Liberty Ship Memorial, San Francisco, CA

67 years ago today, on 19 June 1958 French Daphne class submarine Flore (S645) keel was laid at Direction des Constructions et Armes navales (DCAN) of Cherbourg.
Sous-marin Flore-S645 & son musée, Lorient, France

75 years ago today, on 19 June 1951 Tang-class submarine USS Tang (SS-563) was launched at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard sponsored by Mrs. Ernestine O'Kane, the wife of Richard H. O'Kane.
She was leased (later sold) to Turkey on 8 February 1980 as TCG Pirireis (S343), and is now a museum ship in Izmir, Turkey.

90 years ago today, on 19 June 1935, Estonian Kalev-class EML Lembit was laid down at Vickers and Armstrongs Ltd., United Kingdom.
MuseumShip at Lennusadam, Tallinn, Estonia

110 years ago today, on 19 June 1915 Pennsylvania-class battleship USS Arizona BB-39 was launched at Brooklyn Navy Yard, sponsored by Esther Ross, the daughter of an Arizona pioneer family.
Pearl Harbor National Memorial, Honolulu, HI

72 years ago today, on 18 June 1954 Essex-class aircraft carrier USS Intrepid CV-11 was commissioned for the 3rd time with Capt. W.T. Easton in command.
MuseumShip at the Intrepid Museum, New York, NY