70 years ago today, on 15 June 1956, Dutch Dokkum-class minesweeper HNLMS Roermond was decommissioned and put in reserve for an equipment upgrade.
MuseumShip at Zeekadetkorps Lemmer, Lemmer, Netherlands
70 years ago today, on 15 June 1956, Dutch Dokkum-class minesweeper HNLMS Roermond was decommissioned and put in reserve for an equipment upgrade.
MuseumShip at Zeekadetkorps Lemmer, Lemmer, Netherlands
70 years ago today, on 29 December 1955, Dutch Dokkum-class minesweeper HNLMS Roermond was commissioned, LTZ2OC J.L.P. Pronker in command.
MuseumShip at Zeekadetkorps Lemmer, Lemmer, Netherlands
73 years ago today, on 19 September 1953, Dutch Dokkum-class minesweeper HNLMS Roermond's keel was laid at N.V. Dok en werf Mij. Wilton Fijenoord, Schiedam, Netherlands.
MuseumShip at Zeekadetkorps Lemmer, Lemmer, Netherlands.
89 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