MuseumShip Blog

What's happening in museum ship world?

Sehested laid down

48 years ago today, on 22 December 1976, Willemoes-class fast attack craft HDMS Sehested (P547) was laid down at Frederikshavn Værft A/S.
Museum ship at Skibene på Holmen, Copenhagen, Denmark

 

Tags:
  1434 Hits

Flore launched

64 years ago today, on 21 December 1960, French Daphne-class submarine 'Flore' was launched at Direction des Constructions et Armes Navales, Cherbourg, France.
Sous-marin Flore-S645 & Son Musée, Lorient, France

Tags:
  1512 Hits

Robin starts maiden voyage

On 20 December 1890, steam coaster SS Robin commenced her career in the British coastal service at Liverpool, with a crew of 12 for her maiden voyage.
The SS Robin Trust, London, UK

Tags:
  1411 Hits

Sittard commissioned

69 years ago today, on 19 December 1956, Dokkum-class minesweeper HNLMS Sittard (M830) was commissioned in Hellevoetsluis, Netherlands.
Now serving as Ex-Hr.Ms. Sittard M830 at Zeekadetkorps Harlingen, Netherlands

Tags:
  1472 Hits

LST-1134 laid down

81 years ago today, on 18 December 1944, LST-542-class USS LST-1134 (USS Stark County as of 1955) was laid down at Chicago Bridge & Iron Co., Seneca, IL.
Transferred to Thailand as HTMS Pangan (LST-13) on 16 May 1966, and now a museum ship in Ko Pha-ngan district, Surat Thani, Thailand.

Tags:
  1670 Hits

Cap San Diego launched

64 years ago today, on 15 December 1961, general cargo ship MS Cap San Diego was launched at the Deutsche Werft, Hamburg Germany.
MS Cap San Diego, Hamburg, Germany

 

Tags:
  1857 Hits

Bohuslän launched

112 years ago today, on 15 December 1913, Swedish SS Bohuslän was launched at Eriksbergs Mekaniska Verkstad, Göteborg, Sweden.
Ångaren BOHUSLÄN, Göteborg, Sweden

Tags:
  2115 Hits

Mercuur transferred

10 years ago today, on 15 December 2015, the Maritime Monuments Preservation Foundation transferred the HNLMS Mercuur back to Royal Netherlands Navy.
After asbestos abatement by the the Navy she was transferred to the Maritime Heritage Foundation and is now a museum ship in Vlissingen, Netherlands
Museumship Hr.Ms. Mercuur, Vlissingen, Netherlands

 

Tags:
  2225 Hits

U-1 commissioned

On 14 December 1906, German Type U 1 submarine U-1 was commissioned.
Deutsches Museum, Munich, Germany

 

Tags:
  2727 Hits

Castlemaine decommissioned

On 14 December 1945, Bathurst-class corvette HMAS Castlemaine (J-244) was decommissioned after steaming a total of 117,000 miles on war service
HMAS Castlemaine Museum Ship, Williamstown, VIC, Australia

Tags:
  1396 Hits