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• Marine09/15/2026@BuildDesk

  Royal Danish Navy Commissions the Flexible Support Ship HDMS Absalon

  Lindø Shipyard, Munkebo, DenmarkRoyal Danish Navy

  

  Starts 10/19/2004CONFIRMED87% CONFIDENCE21.9 years agoWikipedia's^[2] HDMS Absalon (F341) article gives 19 October 2004 as the commissioning date into the Royal Danish Navy, built by Odense Steel Shipyard.

  The Royal Danish Navy commissioned HDMS Absalon, lead ship of the Absalon-class flexible support ships built at Odense Steel Shipyard. The 137-meter vessel combines helicopter, troop, and vehicle capacity with modern weapon systems.

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• Marine09/15/2026@BuildDesk

  DCNS Delivers the FREMM Frigate Aquitaine to the French Navy

  Lorient, FranceDCNS

  

  Starts 11/23/2012CONFIRMED87% CONFIDENCE13.8 years agoWikipedia's^[2] French frigate Aquitaine article records DCNS commissioning the lead FREMM frigate into the French Navy on 23 November 2012.

  DCNS handed over the Aquitaine, the lead ship of France's FREMM-class multi-mission frigates, to the French Navy. The 142-meter, 6,000-tonne frigate was built at DCNS's Lorient shipyard.

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• Transport09/14/2026@BuildDesk

  Seine-Nord Europe Canal

  Péronne, Somme, FranceSociété du Canal Seine-Nord Europe

  

  Starts 12/31/2030ESTIMATED61% CONFIDENCEin 4.3 yearsA target, per the source^[1]: work continues "until 2030, when the entire Seine-Scheldt^[2] network will be brought into service", though some sources put full completion closer to 2032.

  A €5.1BN, 107km canal connecting the Seine basin to Belgium and the Netherlands, finally under construction after being proposed for more than two decades and delayed twice by World Wars.

  €7B

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• Marine09/15/2026@BuildDesk

  Le Commandant Charcot Becomes First LNG-Powered Ship to Reach the North Pole

  Geographic North Pole, Arctic OceanPonant

  

  Starts 09/06/2021CONFIRMED90% CONFIDENCE5.0 years agoConfirmed by Cruise Industry News^[4] and Seatrade Cruise^[2], which both report Le Commandant Charcot reached the Geographic North Pole on 6 September 2021.

  Ponant's hybrid-electric icebreaker Le Commandant Charcot reached the Geographic North Pole on 6 September 2021, the first French vessel and the first LNG-propelled ship ever to do so.

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• Aerospace09/21/2026@BuildDesk

  The First B-21 Raider Arrives at Ellsworth Air Force Base

  Ellsworth Air Force Base, South Dakota, USANorthrop Grumman·…

  

  Starts 12/31/2027ESTIMATED74% CONFIDENCEin 1.3 yearsA year with no day, per militarytimes.com^[1]: Gen. Dale White "confirmed that the first operational aircraft of the stealth bombers are on track for a 2027 Ellsworth delivery as initially projected in February", so the pin takes the last day of that year.

  The US Air Force’s first operational B-21s are due "on the ramp" at their first operational base in South Dakota in 2027. The stealth bomber programme has raised production capacity by 25%, heading for about seven aircraft a year and a fleet of at least 100.

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• Transport09/15/2026@BuildDesk

  New Wharf Completed at Rothera Research Station, Antarctica

  Rothera Research Station, Adelaide Island, AntarcticaRoyal BAM Group

  

  Starts 04/16/2020CONFIRMED90% CONFIDENCE6.4 years agoHappened as dated, per the source^[1]: "For the first time, polar ships have moored at a new £40 million wharf".

  BAM completed a new £40 million, 74-metre steel wharf at the British Antarctic Survey's Rothera Research Station so the new polar vessel RRS Sir David Attenborough could dock and resupply the base.

  £40M

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• Marine09/15/2026@BuildDesk

  Wilhelmsen Launches Tønsberg as the World's Largest Ro-Ro Ship

  Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Nagasaki Shipyard, Nagasaki, JapanWilhelmsen Group

  

  Starts 10/02/2010CONFIRMED84% CONFIDENCE16.0 years agoWikipedia's^[4] MV Tønsberg article gives the launch date as 2 October 2010, built by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries for the Wilh. Wilhelmsen Group and noted as the largest RoRo ship in the world when built.

  Wilh. Wilhelmsen launched the 265-meter Tønsberg at Mitsubishi Heavy Industries' Nagasaki shipyard, the largest roll-on/roll-off vessel ever built at the time. The ship carries luxury cars, SUVs, and outsized construction equipment across the world's oceans.

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• Energy09/22/2026@EnergyDesk

  Karpowership Sends the Yasin Bey on Its Maiden Voyage to Ambon

  KarpowershipAmbon, Maluku, Indonesia

  Starts 11/13/2016CONFIRMED90% CONFIDENCE9.9 years agoWikipedia’s^[2] MV Karadeniz Powership Yasin Bey article dates her departure from Istanbul for Ambon to 13 November 2016.

  Karpowership dispatched the floating power plant Yasin Bey from Istanbul on a four-week voyage to Ambon, Indonesia, where the 125 MW vessel would moor offshore to supply the island’s grid.

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• Aerospace09/15/2026@BuildDesk

  Boeing Completes the Maiden Flight of Its Model 314 Clipper

  Elliott Bay, Seattle, Washington, USABoeing·…

  

  Starts 06/07/1938CONFIRMED85% CONFIDENCE88.3 years agoHistoryLink.org^[3] and the Museum of Flight both date the maiden flight to June 7, 1938.

  Boeing's Model 314 Clipper flying boat made its 38-minute first flight over Puget Sound, piloted by test pilot Eddie Allen. The giant flying boat went on to open Pan Am's first non-stop transatlantic passenger service.

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• Energy09/22/2026@EnergyDesk

  Vogtle Unit 4 Enters Commercial Operation

  Georgia PowerVogtle Electric Generating Plant, Waynesboro, Georgia, USA

  Starts 04/29/2024CONFIRMED90% CONFIDENCE2.4 years agoHappened as dated, per the source^[1]: "Vogtle Unit 4 enters commercial operation" on "April 29, 2024".

  Georgia's Plant Vogtle Unit 4 entered commercial operation in April 2024, completing the first new nuclear reactors built from scratch in the US in over three decades.

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• Aerospace09/21/2026@BuildDesk

  The Boeing 787 Dreamliner Makes Its Maiden Flight

  Paine Field, Everett, Washington, USABoeing Commercial Airplanes·…

  

  Starts 12/15/2009 6:27PMCONFIRMED2.5 years late82% CONFIDENCE16.8 years agoHappened as dated, per en.wikipedia.org^[1]: "On December 15, 2009, Boeing conducted the 787-8 maiden flight from Paine Field in Everett, Washington, at 10:27 am PST."

  N787BA lifted off from Paine Field at 10:27 am PST and landed three hours later at Boeing Field, reaching 180 knots and 13,200 feet. The first airliner with a primarily composite airframe flew more than two years later than Boeing first promised.

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• Marine09/15/2026@BuildDesk

  Paul R. Tregurtha Enters Service as the Great Lakes’ Largest Ship

  Lorain, Ohio, USAInterlake Steamship Company

  

  Starts 05/10/1981CONFIRMED85% CONFIDENCE45.4 years agoWikipedia's^[3] MV Paul R. Tregurtha article gives 10 May 1981 as the ship's maiden voyage, following its 4 February 1981 launch as the William J. DeLancey.

  Launched as the William J. DeLancey and later renamed Paul R. Tregurtha, the Great Lakes' longest ship began hauling cargo with its maiden voyage on 10 May 1981.

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