MuseumShip Blog

14 February 1992, Tarantul I class corvette USNS Hiddensee was commissioned into the United States Navy. She served in the East-German Volksmarine as Rudolf Egelhofer from 1985-1990 and the German Navy as 'Hiddensee' (P6166) from 1990-1991, before being transferred to the USN for evaluation at the Naval Air Warfare Center at Solomons, Maryland. She was removed from service in April 1996, and joined the Battleship Cove fleet on 14 June 1997.
USNS Hiddensee at Battleship Cove, Fall River, MA

14 February 2007, Schooner Governor Stone was transferred to Friends of the Governor Stone

82 years ago today, on 13 February 1944, Cannon-class destroyer escort USS Slater DE-766 was launched at the Tampa Shipbuilding Company in Tampa, Florida, christened by Lenora Slater, mother of Seaman 2nd Class Frank Olga Slater, who was killed in action aboard USS San Francisco (CA-38) off Savo Island during World War II.
MuseumShip USS Slater, Albany, NY

On 12 February 1987, AM-480-class fleet minesweeper HNLMS Mercuur (A-856) was decommissioned for the 2nd and final time. She was a museum ship in Amsterdam, Scheveningen and now in Vlissingen, Netherlands. Third time's a charm!
Museumschip Hr.Ms. Mercuur, Vlissingen, Netherlands

12 February 1947, Balao-class submarine USS Bowfin SS-287 was decommissioned for the first time at New London after 9 WWII patrols in the Pacific and post war service in the Atlantic Fleet.
USS Bowfin Submarine Museum & Park, Honolulu, HI

11 February 1937, HNoMY Norge (Royal Yacht of the King of Norway) was launched at Camper and Nicholsons, Gosport as MY Philante for Thomas Sopwith, chairman of the Hawker Siddeley Aircraft Company.

10 February 1947, Australian Bathurst-class corvette HMAS Whyalla (J-153) was sold to Victorian Public Works Department. The corvette was modified for civilian service, renamed Rip, and towed to Melbourne, where she entered service as a lighthouse maintenance vessel at the entrance to Port Phillip Bay.
MuseumShip at Whyalla City Council, Whyalla, SA, Australia

9 February 1962, Foxtrot B-39 was laid down at Admiralty shipyard in Leningrad (Saint Petersburg) Russia.

February 8 1944, Iris-class buoy tender USCGC Sundew was launched at Marine Ironworks & Shipbuilding Corporation, Duluth, Minnesota.

8 February 1950, SS United States was laid down at Newport News Shipbuilding, Newport News, VA.