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K24 laid down

62 years ago today, on October 15, 1961, Soviet Juliett-class submarine K-24 was laid down at the Krasnoye Sormovo shipyard in Nizhny Novgorad, Russia.
MuseumShip U461 in Peenemunde, Germany

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Solimões added

Added Brazilian Imperial Marinheiro-class corvette 'Solimões' (V-24) as 401st MuseumShip to the site:

 

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Bonaire Added

Added Dutch steam frigate 'Bonaire' as 400th museumship to the site:

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Riachuelo decommissioned

26 years ago today, on 12 November 1997, Brazilian Oberon-Class submarine Riachuelo (S22) was decommissioned after sailing more than 181 thousand nautical miles, in 1,283.5 days at sea and 17,699 hours and forty-one minutes of immersion.
MuseumShip in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

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Riachelo commissioned

On 12 March 1977, Brazilian Oberon-Class submarine Riachuelo (S22) was commissioned into the Brazilian Navy
MuseumShip in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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Riachuelo launched

On 6 September 1975, Brazilian Oberon-Class submarine Riachuelo (S22) was launched at the Vickers Limited Shipyard in Barrow-in-Furness, UK.
MuseumShip in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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Riachuelo's keel laid

On 26 April 1973, Brazilian Oberon-Class submarine Riachuelo (S22) was laid down at the Vickers Limited Shipyard in Barrow-in-Furness, UK.
MuseumShip in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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LTMS buys Alexander Henry

6 years ago today, on 16 June 2017, the Lakehead Transportation Museum Society bought the Alexander Henry for CAN $2.
She arrived in Thunder Bay, (Ontario, Canada) on 27 June 2017.
MuseumShip at Transportation Museum of Thunder Bay, Thunder Bay, ON, Canada

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Alexander Henry becomes CCGS

On 26 January 1962, Canadian icebreaker CGS Alexander Henry became part of the newly formed Canadian Coast Guard, changing its name to CCGS Alexander Henry.
MuseumShip at Transportation Museum of Thunder Bay, Thunder Bay, ON, Canada.


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Added West-Hinder III

Added Belgian lightvessel 'Wes-Hinder III' to the site as 399th MuseumShip

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