MuseumShip Blog

On 12 August 1998, Portuguese 50 gun frigate Dom Fernando II e Glória was delivered to the Navy Museum after being considered by Decree an Historical Navy Ship on 18 July 1998.

On 12 August 1989, Russian Foxtrot-class subamrine B440 was involved in an incident involving a Norweigen Trawler, the submarine while submerged travelling around 2 knots became entangled in the Trawlers nets, the submarine subsequently surfaced and cut herself free from the entanglement.
The Captain of the B440 noted that despite efforts to raise the trawler on international channel 16 no one on board responded.
The incident took place in International waters.

On 13 August 1986, Australian Daring-class destroyer HMAS Vampire (D11) was decommissioned.
Australian National Maritime Museum, Sydney, NSW, Australia

On 13 August 1963 a fire aboard French Narval-class submarine Espadon (S637) killed one sailor.

79 years ago today, on 15 August 1944, Cannon-class destroyer escort, USS McAnn (DE-179) was decommissioned and leased to Brazil as 'Commandante Bauru' (D-18).

81 years ago today, on 18 August 1943, Tacoma-class frigate USS Gallup (PF-47) was laid down at Consolidated Steel Corporation, Wilmington, California. She was later transferred to, and returned by the Soviet Union, and finally transferred to Thailand on 29 October 1951 as HTMS Prasae.
She is now a museum ship at Paknam Prasae, Thailand

On 18 August 1997, Iris-class 180-foot buoy tender USCGC Bittersweet (WLB-389) was decommissioned. She was transferred to Estonia on 5 September 1997 as 'Valvas' (PVL-109), and is now a museum ship in Tallinn, Estonia.

On 18 August 1986, Soviet Dekabrist-class submarine 'Narodovolets' was authorized by General Secretary Mikhail Gorbachev to become a museum ship,

60 years ago today, on 19 August 1964, Danish Søløven-class fast patrol boat Søbjornen (P-512) was launched by the Royal Dockyard, Copenhagen, Denmark
MuseumShip at Maritime Experience Center Aalborg, Denmark