MuseumShip Blog

112 years ago today, on 12 June 1914 large five decked sternwheeler SS Sicamous started her maiden voyage.
SS Sicamous Heritage Park, Penticton, BC, Canada

169 years ago today, on 11 June 1857 screw-propelled steam frigate and sail ship Danish Frigate Jylland was laid down at Naval dockyard Copenhagen.
Fregatten Jylland, Ebeltoft, Denmark
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165 years ago today, on 11 June 1861 paddle steamer SS Hjejlen started her Maiden Voyage
MuseumShip Hjejlen, Silkeborg, Denmark
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104 years ago today, on 11 June 1922 Puget Sound Mosquito Fleet steamer SS Virginia V made her maiden voyage from Elliott Bay in Seattle to Tacoma. 
MuseumShip Virginia V, Seattle, WA

82 years ago today, on 11 June 1944, Iowa class battleship USS Missouri BB-63 was commissioned at the New York Navy Yard for the first time, with Capt. William Callaghan in command.
Battleship Missouri Memorial, Honolulu, HI

74 years ago today, on 11 June 1952 Tang-class submarine USS Gudgeon (SS-567) was launched at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, sponsored by Mrs. Robert A. Bonin. She was leased (later sold) to Turkey as TCG Hizireis (S342), and is now a museum ship in Izmit, Turkey.

55 years ago today, on 11 June 1971 Knox-class frigate USS Ainsworth (DE-1090) was laid down at Avondale Shipyard, Westwego LA.
She was transferred to Turkey on May 27, 1994 as TCG Ege (F256), and is now a museum ship in Izmir, Turkey
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20 years ago today, on 10 June 2006 icebreaker USCGC Mackinaw - WAGB-83 was decommissioned
Icebreaker Mackinaw Maritime Museum, Mackinaw City, MI

130 years ago today, on 10 June 1896 French three-masted Barque Belem was launched at Chantiers Dubigeon, Nantes
Trois-mâts Belem, Nantes France

159 yeas ago today, on 10 June 1867, Dutch ironclad ram ship HNLMS Buffel was laid down at Robert Napier and Sons, Glasgow, Scotland.
Ramtorenschip Buffel, Hellevoetsluis, Netherlands