81 years ago today, on 17 February 1945, USS LCS(L)(3)-102 was commissioned, Lt. Richard L. Jones in command.
MuseumShip USS LCS-102, Vallejo, CA
1425 Hits
MuseumShip Blog
What's happening in museum ship world?
On 16 February 1938, Russian icebreaker/cargo ship Volochaevets was launched at the Matsuo Shipyard on Nagaskai's Koyagi Island, Japan.
She is now a museum ship in Toko, Japan
1148 Hits
78 years ago today, on 16 February 1946, Gato-class submarine USS Drum SS-228 was decommissioned, after 14 war patrols, by her commanding officer, Lt. Cmdr. Horace P. McNeal.
MuseumShip at the USS Alabama Battleship Memorial Park, Mobile, AL
1430 Hits
16 February 1942, USS Alabama BB-60 was launched at Norfolk Navy Yard, Portsmouth, VA, sponsored by Henrietta McCormick Hill, wife of J. Lister Hill, the senior Senator from Alabama.
1080 Hits
February 16 1942, Queensland Tug Company's 'Forceful' was commissioned into the Royal Australian Navy as HMA Forceful (W126)
MuseumShip at Queensland Maritime Museum, South Brisbane, QLD, Australia
1224 Hits
15 February 1936, USCGC Eagle WIX-327 (formerly the Horst Wessel) was laid down at Blohm & Voss in Hamburg Germany.
1247 Hits
15 February 1955, USS Growler SSG-577 was laid down at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, Kittery, ME.
MuseumShip at Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum, New York, NY
1448 Hits
84 years ago, on 20 February 1942, Fletcher-class destroyer USS Charette (DD-581) was laid down at the Boston Navy Yard. she was named for Lieutenant George Charrette (1867–1938), who was awarded the Medal of Honor for heroism during the Spanish–American War.
Charette was transferred to the Kingdom of Greece in 1959 and renamed Velos (D16). Velos remained in service until 1991 and was then turned into a museum ship, currently in Thessaloniki
1864 Hits
On 20 February 1953, Essex-class aircraft carrier USS Yorktown CV-10 was recommissioned with Captain William M. Nation in command, after 6 years in the Pacific Reserve Fleet at Bremerton.
Patriots Point Naval & Maritime Museum, Mount Pleasant, SC
1397 Hits
15 February 2010, SS Rotterdam opened to the public as a combination museum/hotel and school for vocational training.
SS Rotterdam, Rotterdam, Netherlands
1434 Hits