70 years ago today, on 26 April 1956 Dutch Dokkum-class Coastal Minesweeper HNLMS Sittard (M830) was launched at Niestern Scheepsbouw Unie, Hellevoetsluis, Netherlands.
Operational MuseumShip Ex-Hr.Ms. Sittard in use by Zeekadetkorps Harlingen, Harlingen, Netherlands.
114 years ago today, on 25 April 1911 tender SS Nomadic was launched at Harland and Wolff, Belfast, Northern Ireland
MuseumShip SS Nomadic, Belfast, UK
209 years ago today, on 25 April 1816, the Royal Navy's HMS Trincomalee was laid down in Bombay, India by the Wadia family.
MuseumShip at the National Museum of the Royal Navy, Hartlepool. UK
86 years ago today, on 25 April 1939 Ocean-going tug Hudson was launched at P. Smit Jr. Shipyard, Rotterdam, Netherlands, sponsored by Ms. A.L. van Beuningen.
MuseumShip Hudson, Maassluis, Netherlands
95 years ago today, on April 25 1930, Japanese cargo-passenger liner 'Hikawa Maru' was delivered and entered service for the NYK line.
MuseumShip Hikawa Maru, Yokohama, Japan
56 years ago today, on 24 April 1969 Daphne-class submarine SAS Johanna van der Merwe S99 was laid down at Dubigeon-Normandy Shipyard, Nantes France. She was renamed SAS Assegaai in 1999, and is now a MuseumShip in Simon's Town, South Africa.
on 23 April 1924 PS Medway Queen was launched at Ailsa Shipbuilding Co., Troon Scotland
MuseumShip at The Medway Queen Preservation Society, Gillingham, UK
23 April 1968 Oberon-class submarine HMAS Otway S-59 was commissioned
MuseumShip at Holbrook Submarine Museum, Holbrook, NSW, Australia
On 20 April 1914 steam tug SS Naramata was launched at Western Drydock and Shipbuilding Co.and entered service for Canadian Pacific Railway.
Now a MuseumShip at SS Sicamou Heritage Park in Penticton, BC, Canada
7 years ago today, on 18 April 2018, the Queen Elizabeth 2 opened as a floating hotel following an extensive refurbishment.
The ship is operated by the French hospitality group Accor.
MuseumShip The QE2 Dubai, UAE
