34 years ago today, on 10 October 1990, former Norwegian submarine HNoMS Uthaug, was commissioned into the Danish Navy as HDMS Sælen (S323)
MuseumShip at Skibene på Holmen, Copenhagen, Denmark.
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On 9 October 1953, French T 47-class destroyer Maillé-Brézé (D627) was laid down at Arsenal de Lorient, Lorient France.
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On 9 October 1976, Sauro class Italian Submarine Nazario Sauro (S 518) was launched at Fincantieri Monfalcone, Italy.
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On 8 October 1879, Peruvian ironclad turret ship Huáscar was captured by the Chilean Navy at the Battle of Angamos, during which Rear Admiral Grau and 32 of her crew of 200 were killed.
MuseumShip in Talcahuano, Chile
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On 7 October 1908, passenger liner SS Keewatin entered service for the Canadian Pacific Steamship Co.
S.S. Keewatin, Port McNicoll, ON, Canada
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On 7 October 1865, ironclad turret ship Huáscar was launched for the Peruvian Navy at Laird Brothers, Birkenhead, England
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On 3 October 1965, Norwegian Type 207 submarine HNoMS Uthaug was launched at Rheinstahl-Nordseewerke, Emden, Germany. She was transferred to Denmark and commissioned in their Navy on October 10, 1990.
In this picture HDMS Sælen is lifted aboard the German contract vessel Grietje. The submarine was transported from Bahrain to Denmark inside the Grietje in the Danish Navy's first cost-saving trial. 11 June 2003.
Now a museum ship in Copenhagen, Denmark
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72 years ago today, on 2 October 1953, Tench-class submarine USS Thornback (SS-418) was recommissioned after GUPPY conversion, with Lieutenant Commander Thomas C. Jones, Jr., in command.
Transferred to Turkey as TCG Uluçalireis (S 338) on 1 July 1971, and now a MuseumShip at the Çanakkale Naval Museum, Çanakkale, Turkey
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79 years ago today, on 2 October 1946, the last seagoing passenger-carrying paddle steamer in the world, PS Waverley was launched at A & J. Inglis, Glasgow.
Operational MuseumShip PS Waverley, Glasgow, UK
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85 years ago today, on 2 October 1939, hydrographic surveying and oceanographic research ship CSS Acadia was recommissioned into the Royal Canadian Navy as HMCS Acadia. She was first used as a training ship and later as a patrol ship off the entrance of Halifax Harbour. After a refit, HMCS Acadia was assigned in mid-1941 for use as an anti-aircraft training ship and served as a gunnery training vessel.
MuseumShip at the Maritime Museum of the Atlantic, Halifax, NS, Canada
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