MuseumShip Blog

52 years ago today, on 15 January 1975, Swedish Norrköping-class missile boat HSwMS Västervik (T-136/R-136) was commissioned.
MuseumShip at the Marinmuseum, Karlskrona, Sweden

56 years ago today, on 17 January 1971, Chilean Oberon-class submarine 'O'Brien - S22' was laid down Scott Lithgow shipbuilding, Port Glasgow, Schotland.
MuseumShip in Valdivia, Chile

22 years ago today, on 21 May 2004, Swedish Norrköping-class missile boat HSwMS Västervik (T-136/R-136) became a
MuseumShip at the Marinmuseum, Karlskrona, Sweden

43 years ago today, on 24 April 1984, South Korean Ulsan-class frigate ROKS Seoul - (FF-952) was launched at Hyundai Heavy Industries, Ulsan, South Korea.
MuseumShip at Seoul Battleship Park, Seoul, South Korea

Just over 73 years ago, on 21 April 1953, Fletcher-class destroyer USS Kidd - (DD-661) was rammed by Swedish freighter Hainan, which failed to yield properly while entering Long Beach Harbor. 
MuseumShip at USS Kidd Veterans Museum, Baton Rouge, LA