121 years ago today, on 8 July 1902, excursion steamship Columbia entered service. During her heyday, Columbia and sister ship Ste. Claire sailed down the Detroit River from downtown Detroit to Bois Blanc Island, an Ontario island that was home to an amusement park built as a destination for the steamers.
SS Columbia, docked in Buffalo, NY
51 years ago today, on 7 July 1972, C-class destroyer HMS Cavalier was decommissioned after 28 years active service.
MuseumShip at the Historic Dockyard Chatham, Chatham, UK
23 years ago today, on 6 July 2001 Schorpioen opens her doors as a MuseumShip at the MarineMuseum in Den Helder, Netherlands
11 years ago, on 7 July 2012, Iowa-class battleship USS Iowa (BB-61) opens to the public as a museum ship in San Pedro, CA.
Pacific Battleship Center - Battleship USS Iowa, San Pedro, CA
43 years ago today, on 7 July 1980, Pegasus-class hydrofoil USS Aries (PHM-5) was laid down at Boeing Marine Systems, Renton, WA.
USS Aries, Gasconade, MO
53 years ago today, on 7 July 1970, Higgins Industries built PT-796 was decommissioned.
MuseumShip at Battleship Cove, Fall River, MA
59 years ago today, on 7 July 1964, South Dakota-class battleship USS Alabama (BB-60) was formally turned over by the United States Navy to the USS Alabama Battleship Commission in ceremonies at Seattle.
MuseumShip at USS Alabama Battleship Memorial Park, Mobile, AL
79 years ago today, on 7 July 1944, Tench-class submarine USS Thornback (SS-418) was launched at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, Kittery, ME, sponsored by Mrs. Peter K. Fischler.
She was transferred to Turkey on July 1 1971, as TCG Uluçalireis (S 338), and is now a museum ship in Istanbul, Turkey.
87 years ago today, on 7 July 1936, Estonian Kalev-class submarine EML Lembit was launched at Vickers and Armstrongs Ltd., United Kingdom.
Now a museum ship in Talinn, Estonia
On 7 July 1955, Steam tanker SS Shieldhall was launched by Lobnitz & Co., Renfrew, Scotland.
Steamship Shieldhall, Southampton, UK
