MuseumShip Blog

71 years ago today, on 18 March 1953 Gato-class submarine USS Croaker SS-246 was decommissioned for a 2nd time.
MuseumShip at Buffalo and Erie County Naval and Military Park, Buffalo, NY

29 years ago today, on 17 March 1997, Midway-class aircraft carrier USS Midway CV-41 was struck from the Naval Vessel Register.
MuseumShip at USS Midway Museum, San Diego, CA

83 Years ago today, on 17 March 1943 Gato-class submarine USS Cobia SS-245 was laid down at Electric Boat Company, Groton, CT.
MuseumShip at Wisconsin Maritime Museum, Manitowoc, WI

20 years ago today, on 17 March 2006 Iowa-class battleships USS Iowa BB-61 and USS Wisconsin (BB-64) were struck from the Naval Vessel Register.
Pacific Battleship Center - Battleship USS Iowa in San Pedro, CA and USS Wisconsin at Nauticus, Norfolk, VA

88 years ago today, on 17 March 1938 Town-class light cruiser HMS Belfast (C35) was launched at Harland and Wolff Shipyard, Belfast, UK, sponsored by Anne Chamberlain, the wife of Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain.
MuseumShip HMS Belfast, London, UK

On March 16 1914, Pennsylvania-class battleship USS Arizona (BB-39) was laid down at the Brooklyn Navy Yard.

On March 16 1946, Gato-class submarine USS Cavalla (SS-244) was decommissioned at New London after six war patrols.
MuseumShip at Galveston Naval Museum, Galveston, TX

71 years ago today, on 16 March 1953, Aggressive-class minesweeper USS Lucid (MSO-458) was laid down at Higgins Inc. Shipyard, New Orleans, Louisiana.
MuseumShip USS Lucid (MSO-458), Stockton, CA

79 years ago today, on 16 March 1945, LST-542-class USS LST-1134 was launched at Chicago Bridge & Iron Co., Seneca, IL.
Transferred to Thailand as HTMS Pangan (LST-13) on 16 May 1966, and now a museum ship in Ko Pha-ngan district, Surat Thani, Thailand

On March 16 1944, Balao-class submarine USS Clamagore (SS-343) was laid down at Electric Boat Company, Groton, Connecticut.
MuseumShip(ish) at Patriots Point Naval & Maritime Museum, Mount Pleasant, SC