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Greek ferry Neraida added

519th addition to the site is the Greek passenger ferry 'Neraida'.
This beauty was built in 1939 as the 'Laurana' at the Cantieri Navali del Quarnaro shipyard in Fiume, Italy (now Rijeka, Croatia)
MuseumShip at the Flisvos Marina, Palaio Faliro, Greece.

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Added PKM-285

Added South Korean Chamsuri-class Patrol Boat PKM-285 to the site as the 518th addition.
MuseumShip at Seoul Battleship Park, Seoul, South Korea

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Added CG-36500

CG-36500 of SS Pendleton and consequently 'The Finest Hours' fame, is now the 517th addition to the site.

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Added SSM-053

South Korean Dolgorae (Dolphin) class submarine SSM-053 is the 516th addition to the website.
MuseumShip at 서우람, Seoul, South Korea

 

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Added ROKS Ulsan

515th ship on the site. South Korean Ulsan-class Frigate ROKS Ulsan - (FFK-951).
Another addition by Asia-Pacific MuseumShip ambassador David Chessum.
MuseumShip at Ulsan City, South Korea

 

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Kidd hit by kamikaze

81 years ago today, on 11 April 1945, Fletcher-class destroyer USS Kidd - (DD-661) was hit by a kamikaze during the Okinawa campaign, killing 38 men and wounding 55.
USS Kidd Veterans Museum, Baton Rouge, LA

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Missouri hit by Kamikaze

81 years ago today, on 11 April 1945, Iowa-class battleship USS Missouri - (BB-63) was hit by a kamikaze during the battle for Okinawa.
Battleship Missouri Memorial, Honolulu, HI

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Peking launched

25 February 1911
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Peking transferred

7 September 2020 she was transferred to the German Port Museum

 

https://www.shmh.de/deutsches-hafenmuseum/

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HNLMS Mahu - M880

Former Van Straelen-class shallow water minesweeper Hr.Ms. Mahu - M880 of the Royal Netherlands Navy has the honor to be the 500th ship added to our site.
Crews of this class lovingly referred to them as 'inshores' or 'Dinky Toys'.
This operational beauty is owned and operated by the Foundation for the Promotion of Maritime Traditions (PMT) and homeported in Amsterdam, The Netherlands.

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