MuseumShip Blog

143 years ago today, on 31 May 1883 Warrior-class ironclad HMS Warrior was decommissioned.
HMS Warrior 1860 at Royal Navy Museums, Portsmouth, UK

115 years ago today, on 31 May 1911 former tender of the White Star Line SS Nomadic began her maiden voyage, ending up in Cherbourg on 3 June, to begin her service for the White Star Line.
MuseumShip SS Nomadic, Belfast, UK

81 years ago today, on 31 May 1945 cargo ship SS Lane Victory was launched at California shipbuilding.
Lane Victory Maritime Center, San Pedro, CA

61 years ago today, on 31 May 1965 Danish Tumleren-class small coastal submarine HDMS Sælen (S323) was laid down at Rheinstahl-Nordseewerke, Emden, Germany as HNoMS Uthaug (S304) for the Norwegian Navy
MuseumShip at Skibene på Holmen, Copenhagen, Denmark

64 years ago today, on 30 May 1962 the National park service acquired custody of USS Arizona BB-39 for public displaying while the United States Navy retains the title.
Pearl Harbor National Memorial, Honolulu, HI

76 years ago today, on 29 May 1950 Royal Canadian Mounted Police schooner RCMP St. Roch became the first vessel to circumnavigate North America, from Halifax, Nova Scotia to Vancouver via the Panama Canal.
MuseumShip at Vancouver Maritime Museum, Vancouver, BC, Canada

58 years ago today, on 29 May 1968 Helicopter Landing Trainer (HLT) USS Baylander (IX-514) was launched at Pacific Coast Engineering Co. Alameda, CA as harbor utility craft YFU-79.
Baylander Steel Beach, New York, NY

65 years ago today, on 29 May 1961 Dutch Jan van Amstel-class minesweeper HNLMS Abraham Crijnssen was decommissioned
MuseumShip at MarineMuseum, Den Helder, Netherlands

16 years ago today, on 29 May 2010 Italian Sauro-class submarine Nazario Sauro (S 518) became a museum ship in Genoa, Italy
MuseumShip at Galata Museo del Mare - Genova, Italy

81 years ago today, on 29 May 1945, LST-542-class USS LST-1080 was commissioned, LT. James D. Voorhees Jr. USNR in command. She was transferred to South Korea January 1959, and served the ROK Navy as Hwa San (LST-816).
MuseumShip at SapKyoHo National Sightseeing Resort, South Korea