ANGELS GATE (ex-ST-695, ex- L.A.H.D. #10) Class: US Army Small Tug Built: Decatur Iron and Steel, Decatur Alabama Accepted by the Army 27 December 1944 Acquired: By City of Los Angeles Harbor Department (Port of Los Angeles) 1946 Transferred to Los Angeles Maritime Museum (City of LA Depa... read more
Class: Pegasus Guided Missile Hydrofoil Gunboat Launched: November 5, 1981 At: Boeing Marine Systems, Seattle, Washington Commissioned: September 18, 1982 Length: 133 feet Beam: 28 feet Draft: 6 feet Displacement: 214 tons Address for inquiries: USS Aries Hydrofoil Memorial Mr. Eliot J... read more
Class: City Ironclad River Gunboat Launched: December 1861 At: Mound City, Illinois Commissioned: January 15, 1862 Length: 175 feet Beam: 51 feet, 2 inches Draft: 6 feet Displacement: 512 tons Armament: three Army 42-pounder rifles; three Navy smoothbore 64-pounders; 6 Navy smoothbore 32-p... read more
Type: Navy Pilot Vessel (Boat) Year built: 1950 At: Gebroeders Pot, Bolnes, The Netherlands Length: 45.87 m, 150.49 ft Beam: 8.43 m, 27.66 ft Draft: 3.50 m, 11.48 ft Displacement: 500 tonnes (metric) Engine: 750 HP Smit M.A.N. 6 cyl. Diesel Speed: 13.2 knots Range: 7,000 nm Crew: 52 (whe... read more
Class: Dabur patrol boat Launched: 1970 At: Swiftships, Morgan City, LA, U.S.A. Length: 19.8m Beam: 5.5m Displacement: 38 tons Crew: 9 men Armament: two 20mm, two .5 inch browning machine guns Propulsion: Two GM diesel engines driving two propellers. 29 knot max speed. Address: Clandes... read more
Class: Knox-class Frigates Launched: June 11, 1971 At: Avondale Shipyard, Westwego, LA Commissioned (USN): March 31, 1973 Decommissioned (USN): July 28, 1994 Commissioned (Turkish Navy): July 28, 1994 (transferred to Turkey) Decommissioned (Turkish Navy): March 25, 2005 Transferred to Izmir W... read more
Esra was built at the Chatham (England) Naval Shipyard in 1888 and served for a period as a steam pinnace on an unspecified cruiser of the Royal Navy. Later, she was converted into a gasoline-powered excursion boat and used on inland waters. Purchased by Rahmi M. Koç in 1988 as a wreck, she was ... read more
Class: Gal class Launched: 1975 At: Vickers at Barrow in Furness, UK Length: 48.9m, pressure hull 33m Beam: 4.9m Height: 8.8m Displacement: Surface 600 tons, Submerged 660 tons Crew: 32 Propulsion: One shaft with a 2.85MW sustained power motor Two MTU 16V 396 SE 84 diesel ... read more
Class: Osprey/Doterel class sloop Length: 190 ft overall (57.91 m), 170 ft perpendiculars Beam: 36 ft (58.81m) Draught: 16 ft maximum Displacement: 1,130 tons Machinery: Single shaft two cylinder horizontal compound expansion steam engine. Three cylindrical boilers Speed: 15 knots ... read more
Despite much research, the origins of GONCA (which means “Rosebud”) are shrouded in mystery. She was built in a Northern European shipyard probably between 1907 and 1909. Identification marks showed that she had an engine manufactured in Britain. Turkish naval historians, referring to Ottoman na... read more
Class: Type "A" Midget Submarine Launched: 1938 At: Kure Naval Dockyard, Japan Length: 78 feet, 5 inches Beam: 6 feet Draft: 6 feet Displacement: 46 tons (submerged) Armament: Two 18-inch torpedo tubes Address: National Museum of the Pacific War 340 East Main Street Fredericksburg, Te... read more
Class: Type "A", Ko-Hyoteki Built: Kure, Japan Length: 79 feet Beam: 6 feet Displacement: 46 tons Complement: 2 men Armament: Two 18-inch torpedo tubes Propulsion: One 600 hp electric motor; 20 knots Address: Historic Ship Nautilus & Submarine Force Museum 1 Crystal... read more
Class: Holland type Launched: 1904, modified in 1916 At: Örlogsvarvet, (Navy Yard), Stockholm, Sweden Commissioned: 1904 Decommissioned: 1922 Length: 23.3 meters Beam: 3.6 meters Draft: 1.4 meters Hull: Single hull Displacement: 111 tons Armament: 1-45 cm torpedo tube.... read more
Oberon class submarine Laid down 1967, launched 1968 Commissioned 1969 Decommissioned 1999 Transferred by the Department of Defence to National Maritime Museum 1999 Explore the danger and drama of life on board Onslow in Action Stations, our immersive experience. Length: 89.90 m (295 ft) ... read more
Class: Woban Class District Harbor Tug Keel Laid: July 25, 1940 Launched: December 31, 1940 At: Consolidated Shipbuilding Corporation, Morris Heights, New York Acquired: May 22, 1941 Length: 100 feet Beam: 25 feet Draft: 9 feet, 7 inches Displacement: 218 tons Armament: None ... read more
Class: Holland 1 class Launched: 1901 At: Barrows-in-Furness Length: 63.44 feet Beam: 11.9 feet Displacement: 105 tons submerged Armament: Up to three 18 inch torpedoes, one torpedo tube. Crew: Eight men. Armament: 18 inch torpedo in the tube, two reloads Address: Royal... read more
Class: Essex Aircraft Carrier Launched: August 30, 1943 At: Newport News Shipbuilding Co., Newport News, Virginia Commissioned: November 29, 1943 Modernized and re-commissioned: September 11, 1953 at New York Naval Shipyard, Brooklyn, New York. Length: 894 feet Beam: 101 ft. at wat... read more
The patrol-boat Hugin was launched in 1978 at Bergens Mekaniske Verksteder in Norway and was decommissioned 2001 when the 18th patrol-boat division was discontinued. P 151 Hugin is no 1 in a series of 16 patrolboats delivered to the Swedish Navy from Norway. Hugin belonged to the lighter surface... read more
Class: EC2-S-C1 Liberty Ship Launched: June 19, 1943 At: New England Shipbuilding Corporation, South Portland, Maine Length: 441 feet, 7 inches Beam: 57 feet Draft: 27 feet, 9 inches Displacement: 14,245 tons Gross:7,176 tons Net: 4,380 tons Armament: originally two 3-inch/50 calibe... read more
The minelayer Kalmarsund, M13, was built at Örlogsvarvet in Stockholm in 1953. M13 was used in Karlskrona for repairs and maintenance of the Swedish Coast Defence minefields, and for training of officers and conscripts in navigation and mine service. In 1992 she was refitted at Oskarshamn naval... read more
Class: Allen M. Sumner Destroyer Launched: November 21, 1943 At: Bath Iron Works, Bath, Maine Commissioned: February 8, 1944 Length: 377 feet Beam: 41 feet Draft: 19 feet Displacement: 2,200 tons Armament: Six 5-inch/38 caliber guns; six 21-inch torpedo tubes Address: P... read more
Type: 36' Higgins (wood) Capacity: 39 persons Length: 35 feet, 9 inches Beam: 10 feet, 6 inches Draft: 3 feet, 5 inches Displacement: 26,600 pounds Address: National Museum of the United States Navy 805 Kidder Breese St., SE Washington Navy Yard, DC 20374-5060 (202) 433... read more
Class: Cleveland Class Cruiser, later converted to Little Rock Class Guided Missile Cruiser Launched: August 27, 1944 At: Cramp Shipbuilding Company, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Commissioned: June 17, 1945 Converted: 1960 at New York Shipbuilding Corporation, Camden, New Jersey Length:... read more
Class: Large Tug Type: Ocean-going Tug, later used as a Harbor Tug Launched: November 22, 1943 At: Jakobson Shipyard, Oyster Bay Long Island, New York Commissioned: Major Elisha K. Henson Length: 115 feet Beam: 28 feet Draft: 14 feet Displacement: 305 long tons Armament: Two 50-caliber ma... read more
Class: Aggressive Class Minesweeper Ocean Laid down: 16 March 1953 as AM-458 at Higgins Shipyard, Inc., New Orleans, LA Launched: 14 November 1953 Redesignated: MSO-458, 7 February 1955 Commissioned: USS Lucid (MSO-458), 4 May 1955 Stricken: 15 May 1976 Original cost: $9,000,000 Len... read more
Class: Mackinaw Class Icebreaker Commisioned: 20 Dec 1944 At: Toledo Shipbuilding Co. Length: 290 feet Beam: 74.5 feet Draft: 19 feet Displacement: 5,252.4 tons Address: Icebreaker Mackinaw Maritime Museum 131 South Huron Street Post Office Box 39 Mackinaw City, MI 4... read more
The Admiral’s Barge (or Pinnace), built in 1905 for the Royal Navy, was the first “bell funnel” barge with diesel power. The barge served HMS RODNEY, HMS NELSON and HMS HOOD in 1941 when the latter was sunk by the BISMARCK. For the remainder of the war, she served as a Flag Officer barge in Ma... read more
Type: Patrol Craft Built At: American Brown Boveri Electric Corporation, Camden, New Jersey Commissioned: April 6, 1927 Length: 125 feet Beam: 24 feet Displacement: 282 tons Address: Great Lakes Naval Memorial and Museum 1346 Bluff Street Muskegon, Michigan 49441 (231) ... read more
Medway Queen Type: Paddle excursion steamer 1924-39 & 1947-63 Paddle Minesweeper 1939-45 (as HMS Medway Queen) Nightclub 1966-74 (as Medway Queen Club, Newport Isle of Wight) Launched: 23 April 1924 At: Ailsa Ship Building Company of Troon on the river Clyde, Scotland Inaug... read more
HMS Nordkaparen This submarine was built at Kockums Mekaniska Verkstad in Malmö. The Dragon-class submarine was delivered in 1962 and differed from earlier boats primarily in that her aft part is streamlined and fitted with a rudder in the longitudinal form of a cross. Her single propell... read more
Class: North Carolina Launched: June 13, 1940 At: New York Navy Yard, Brooklyn, New York Commissioned: April 9, 1941 Length: 728 feet, 9 inches Beam: 108 feet, 3 inches Draft: 35 feet Displacement: 36,600 tons Armament: Nine 16-inch/45 caliber guns; twenty 5-inch/38 caliber guns; sixty 40mm ... read more
Class: Olympia Cruiser Launched: November 5, 1892 At: Union Iron Works, San Francisco, California Commissioned: February 5, 1895 Length: 344 feet Beam: 53 feet Draft: 21 feet, 6 inches Displacement: 5,870 tons Armament: Four 8-inch guns; ten 5-inch guns; fourteen 6 pounder guns Address:... read more
Length: 31 feet Beam: 11 feet, 9 inches Draft: 1 foot, 1 inch Displacement: 9 tons Speed: 35 knots Armament: Three .50-cal machine guns (two twinned, one single), one M60A machine gun and one MK-79 grenade launcher Address: USS Alabama Battleship Commission Battleship Memorial Park 2703 Ba... read more
Type: Gondola Built: 1776 at Whitehall, New York Length: 53.3 feet Beam: 15.5 feet Draft: 2 feet Armament: One 12 pounder, two 9 pounders, four 3/4-pound swivel guns Address: National Museum of American History Smithsonian Institution 12th Street and Constitution Ave., NW Washington, D... read more
Type: Harbor Pilot Launched: August 7, 1914 At: Goularte Boatyard, San Diego, CA Length on deck: 54 foot Address: Maritime Museum of San Diego 1306 N. Harbor Drive San Diego, CA 92101 (619) 234-9153 Fax: (619) 234-8345 Email: [email protected] http://www.sdmaritime.org Latitude: 32... read more
Class: Higgins Motor Torpedo (PT) Boat Launched: 1944 At: Higgins Industries, New Orleans, Louisiana Commissioned: January 1944 Length: 78 feet Beam: 20 feet Draft: 5 feet, 6 inches Displacement: 56 tons Armament: Two 20mm guns; one 40mm gun; two single and two twin 50 cal. machine guns; t... read more
Class: 565-624 Series Type: Motor Torpedo (PT) Boat Launched: July 28, 1945 At: Elco Naval Division, Bayonne, New Jersey Placed in Service: September 21, 1945 Length: 80 feet, 3 inches Beam: 20 feet, 7 inches Draft: 5 feet Displacement: 54 tons Armament: Four roll-off racks for Mark XIII ... read more
Class: 791 Series Type: Motor Torpedo (PT) Boat Launched: June 23, 1945 At: Higgins Industries, New Orleans, LA Completed: October 26, 1945 Length: 78 feet, 9 inches Beam: 20 feet, 1 inch Draft: 5 feet, 3 inches Displacement: 48 tons Armament: Two 22.4-inch diameter Mk13 torpedoes on roll... read more
Class: VC2-S-AP2 Victory Ship Built: Kaiser Shipyard #1, Richmond, California Commissioned: USS Red Oak Victory (AK-235) December 5, 1944 Length: 455 feet Beam: 62 feet Draft: 28 feet Displacement: 15,200 tons Armament: One 5-inch/38 caliber gun; one 3-inch/50 caliber gun, and eight 20 mm g... read more
Built in 1873 as DEN BRIEL, she was a steam tug for the Dutch Ministry of War, serving the Torpedo Corps in Brielle, Holland, until 1922. Sold several times to various owners and badly damaged by Allied aircraft on the River Maas in 1944, she was rescued from scrapping and renamed the ROSALIE ... read more
Class: Long Forecastle Flower Corvette Launched: December 30, 1941 At: St. John Shipbuilding & Drydock Co., St. John, New Brunswick Commissioned: December 30, 1941 Length: 205 feet Beam: 33 feet Draft: 14 feet, 10 inches Displacement: 1,170 tons Complement: 80 officers and men Enduran... read more
Class: German Seehund Midget Submarine Length: 39 feet Beam: 5 feet Displacement: 15 tons Complement: 2 men Armament: Two 21-inch torpedoes mounted externally Propulsion: One 60 hp diesel engine, one 25 hp electric motor; 6 knots Address: United State... read more
Class: Gato Submarine Launched: August 26, 1941 At: Mare Island Navy Yard, Vallejo, California Commissioned: December 15, 1941 Length: 311 feet, 8 inches Beam: 27 feet, 3 inches Draft: 17 feet Displacement: 1,526 tons Armament: Ten 21-inch torpedo tubes, one 4-inch/50 caliber gun, one 40mm... read more
HMS Småland The largest destroyer ship in Scandinavia preserved in a museum, HMS Småland was launched in 1952 at Eriksberg’s Mekaniska Verkstad in Göteborg, and delivered to the Royal Swedish Navy in 1956. Before the destroyer was decommissioned in 1979, she had been modernized three t... read more
The monitor Sölve, built at Motala Warf in Norrköping, was delivered in 1875 and was one in a series of seven small monitors. Sölve was armed with a 24-cm gun M/69 and two 12-mm machine guns M/75. The gun was fixed to aim over the bow. To change direction the ship had to turn and was therefor... read more
Type: Deep Submergence Vessel Length: 59.5 feet Beam: 11.5 feet Draft: 18 feet (loaded) Displacement: 50 tons without gasoline; 150 tons with gasoline Operating Crew: One crew member and one scientist Buoyancy Control: Water buoyancy control; compressed air for positive buoyancy, sea water for... read more
Type: Deep Submergence Vessel Length: 78 feet Beam: 15 feet; 18+ feet at propeller pods Design Depth: 20,000 feet Displacement: 85 tons on the surface (empty); 336 tons submerged Operating Crew: Two crew members and one scientist Submerged Endurance: 12 hours at 2 knots Buoyancy Control: Us... read more
Class: Daring Destroyer Launched: 1956 At: Cockatoo Island Dockyard, Sydney Commissioned: 1959 Length: 389 feet Beam: 43 feet Draft: 18 feet Displacement: 3,950 tons full load Speed: 34 knots (designed) Complement: 320 Armament: Six 4.5 inch dual-purpose guns, two single and two twin 40/... read more
Class: First Rate Ship of the Line Launched: May 1765 At: Chatham, Kent England Commissioned: February 1778 Length: 277 feet 6 inches Beam: 52 feet Draft: 25 feet Displacement: 2,162 tons Armament: 100 Guns (Cannon and Carronade) Complement: 850 Address: HMS Victory HM Naval Base Po... read more
Class: Essex Aircraft Carrier Launched: January 21, 1943 At: Newport News Shipbuilding & Drydock Company Commissioned: April 15, 1943 Length: 856 feet Beam:93 feet Draft: 30 feet Displacement: 33,292 tons Armament: 90 aircraft; twelve 5-inch/38 caliber guns (original); reduced to four ... read more
What's On for Today?
Welcome to another new Fleet Member - or rather a returning one: HMCS OJIBWA, in Port Burwell, southern Ontario, Canada. Part of the Elgin Military Museum in St. Thomas, OJIBWA was part of Canada's clandestine Cold War military experience and is known as "the sub that served in secret." Website: http://www.hmcsojibwamuseum.ca/
- Welcome to our newest Fleet Member - the FDNY Fireboat John D. McKean. Catch their great website at http://fireboatmckean.org and our own page on her here. McKean was the first responder to Sully Sullenberger's famous Hudson River forced landing in 2009.
Did you knowUSS Kiddis in drydock now? Check all their social media pages for updates on her progress!
