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

22 years ago today, on 26 December 2004 

11 years ago today, on 31 December 2015, South Korean Ulsan-class frigate ROKS Seoul - (FF-952) was decommissioned.
MuseumShip at Seoul Battleship Park, Seoul, South Korea

52 years ago today, on 2 September 1974, Swedish Norrköping-class missile boat HSwMS Västervik (T-136/R-136) was launched at the Karlskrona Navy Yard.
MuseumShip at the Marinmuseum, Karlskrona, Sweden

41 years ago today, on 14 December 1985, South Korean Ulsan-class frigate ROKS Seoul - (FF-952) was commissioned.
MuseumShip at Seoul Battleship Park, Seoul, South Korea

71 years ago today, on 3 February 1956, Soviet Union Whiskey-class  submarine S-290 was commissioned.
She was sold to Indonesia in the early 60's as KRI Pasopati (410), and is now a MuseumShip in Surabaya.