Added French Lightship 'Sandettié' to the site as 397th MuseumShip
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Added former French lighthouse and buoy tender 'Roi Gradlon' to the site as 396th MuseumShip.
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On 6 March 1915, Lightship Portsmouth's keel was laid at Pursey & Jones Corp, Wilmington, DE.
MuseumShip at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard Museum, Virginia
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On 1 September 1975, Dutch Dokkum-class minesweeper HNLMS Roermond was commissioned for the fourth and last time, LTZ2OC J.O. Geertsma commanding.
MuseumShip at Zeekadetkorps Lemmer, Lemmer, Netherlands
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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
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On 31 December 1971. Chinese Luda-class destroyer 'Jinan' (105) was commissioned
MuseumShip in Quingdao, China
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On 21 September 1945, Motor Torpedo Boat PT-617 was completed at Electric Boat Co., Bayonne, NJ. The boat was assigned to MTB Squadron 42 and slated for service with the Pacific Fleet, but this was later cancelled.
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On 16 September 1890, steam coaster SS Robin was launched at Mackenzie, MacAlpine & Co, then Robert Thomson, Orchard House Yard, Blackwall, London.
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On 16 September 1943, Iris-class 180-foot buoy tender USCGC Bittersweet (WLB-389) was laid down at the Zenith Dredge Company, Duluth, Minnesota. She was transferred to Estonia on 5 September 1997 as 'Valvas' (PVL-109), and is now a museum ship in Tallinn, Estonia.
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