30 December 1980, 37 years ago today, SS Soldek was taken out of service
MuseumShip Blog
22 December 1976, today 41 years ago HDMS Sehested (P547) was laid down at Frederikshavn Værft A/S
22 December 1910, today 107 years ago SS Nomadic laid down at Harland and Wolff, Belfast, Northern Ireland
21 December 1960, today 57 years ago Flore (S645) was launched at Direction des Constructions et Armes navales (DCAN) de Cherbourg
Some pretty rare pictures of Dutch Schorpioen-class monitor HNLMS Schorpioen, provided by Ron van Maanen, taken during her renovation at 'The Schelde' shipyard in Vlissingen (Netherlands) in 1985.
She was then transferred to Middelburg as a museum ship. In 1998 the Royal Netherlands Navy purchased her back and she is now part of the Marine Museum in Den Helder as pictured below:
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