MuseumShip Blog

88 years ago today, on 4 May 1937, Chicago fireboat Fred A. Busse entered service as the largest diesel powered fireboat in the world
Chicago Fireboat Tours, Chicago, IL

Added Chinese Luda-class destroyer 'Jinan' as 390th ship to the MuseumShips site.

Added Chinese Jiangdong-class frigate 'Yingtan' to the website as 389th MuseumShip

35 years ago today, on 20 June 1990 a fire starts in the damage control parts storeroom aboard Midway-class aircraft carrier USS Midway - CV-41 off the coast of Japan.
USS Midway Museum, San Diego, CA

On 25 January 1984, a RF-4B Phantom II with USS Midway's VMFP-3 made a barricade landing after a nose gear hydraulic failure.