MuseumShip Blog

On 7 March 1952, Balao-class submarine USS Batfish SS-310 was commisssioned for the second time with LCDR Robert J. Jackson in command.
MuseumShip at Muskogee War Memorial Park - Home of the USS Batfish, Muskogee, OK

On 7 March 1967, the US Navy's USS Recruit TDE-1 was decommissioned for the first time
MuseumShip in San Diego, CA

75 years ago today, on 7 March 1951, Cannon-class destroyer escort USS Slater DE-766 was struck from the Naval Vessel Register.
MuseumShip USS Slater, Albany, NY

37 years ago today, on 7 March 1989, replica 'Lady Washington' was launched in Aberdeen, WA, designed by Ray Wallace, Richard Miles shipwright.
MuseumShip at Grays Harbor Historical Seaport, Aberdeen, WA

95 years ago today, on 7 March 1931, Finnish submarine Vesikko was laid down at Crichton-Vulcan in Turku, Finland.
MuseumShip at Suomenlinna / Suomenlinna Sea Fortress, Helsinki, Finland

43 years ago today, on 7 March 1983, Fremantle-class patrol boat HMAS Gladstone P-216 was laid down at North Queensland Engineers and Agents.
MuseumShip at Gladstone Maritime Museum and HMAS Gladstone, Gladstone, QLD, Australia

82 years ago today, on 6 March 1943, Cleveland-class light cruiser USS Little Rock CL-92 was laid down at Cramp Shipbuilding Co..
MuseumShip at Buffalo and Erie County Naval and Military Park, Buffalo, NY

40 years ago today, on March 5 1986, Japanese Yūshio-class submarine Akishio was commissioned and assigned to the 1st Submarine Squadron of the 1st Submarine Flotilla of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force.
MuseumShip at 海上自衛隊呉史料館 てつのくじら館, Hiroshima, Japan

On 6 March 1874, Argentinian corvette ARA Uruguay was launched at Laird Brothers, Birkenhead, England.
Now a MuseumShip in Buenos Aires, Argentina

26 years ago today, on March 6 1999, South Dakota-class battleship USS Massachusetts (BB-59) arrives back in Fall River, MA, after a 300 mile trip from the Boston drydock.
USS Massachusetts BB59 at Battleship Cove, Fall River, MA