On 27 May 1945, Gearing-class destroyer USS Sarsfield (DD-837) was launched by the Bath Iron Works Co., Bath, Maine, sponsored by Mrs. Eugene S. Sarsfield. She was transferred to Taiwan as Te Yang (DG-925) on October 1 1977 and is now a museum ship in Tainan City, Taiwan.
On May 27 1943, PT-305 was launched by Higgins Industries in New Orleans.
MuseumShip at The National WWII Museum, New Orleans, LA
On 27 May 1914, Russian empire's icebreaker Tsar Mikhail Feodorovich was commissioned at the Vulcan Werft, Stettin, Germany.
Now MuseumShip Suur Tõll at Lennusadam, Tallinn, Estonia
On 26 May 1933 Coast Guard lighthouse tender USCGC Lilac (WAGL-227) was launched at Pusey & Jones Shipyard in Wilmington, DE, sponsored by Kristie Putnam.
MuseumShip at Lilac Preservation Project, New York, NY
On 26 May 1998 Essex class aircraft carrier USS Hornet CV-12 was donated to the Aircraft Carrier Hornet foundation.
MuseumShip at USS Hornet - Sea, Air and Space Museum, Alameda, CA
On 25 May 1964 Grayback class submarine USS Growler SSG-577 was decommissioned.
MuseumShip at Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum, New York, NY
On 25 May 1966 Danish Peder Skram-class frigate HDMS Peder Skram (F352) was commissioned with Cdr Sg. Jørgen V. Stilling in command.
MuseumShip Fregatten Peder Skram at Museet Skibene på Holmen, Copenhagen, Denmark
On 25 May 1947, Burmese HMBS Mayu was commissioned, Lieutenant Commander Khin Maung Bo in command.
She was the former River-class frigate HMS Fal.
MuseumShip at Myanmar Naval Training Headquarters, Yangon, Myanmar
On 25 May 1973 Australian Oberon-class submarine HMAS Otama (SS62) was laid down at Scotts Shipbuilding and Engineering Company.
Future MuseumShip at Victorian Maritime Centre, Crib Point, VIC, Australia
81 years ago, on 23 May 1944, Balao-class submarine USS Razorback (SS-394) ran aground in the late evening of 23 May 1944 at Race Rock Light outside New London submarine base.
MuseumShip at Arkansas Inland Maritime Museum, North Little Rock, AR
