On 30 August 1929, Lightship Frying Pan (LV-115) was launched at Charleston Dry Dock and Machine Co, Charleston, SC.
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On 30 August 1943 Tribal class destroyer HMCS Haida (G63) was commissioned with H.G. DeWolf in command.
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On 31 August 1944 1091LCI(L)-1091 was laid down at Defoe Shipbuilding Company in Bay City, MI.
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On 31 August 1911, Florida-class battleship USS Utah (BB-31) was commissioned, Capt. William Shepherd Benson in command.
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On 6 August 1987, Tang-class submarine USS Gudgeon (SS-567) was struck from the Naval Vessel Register. She was transferred to Turkey on 30 September 1983, and is now a museum ship in Izmit, Turkey.
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54 years ago today, on 25 August 1970 Lightship Huron (LV-103) was decommissioned.
MuseumShip at Port Hurn Museums, Pot Huron, MI
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82 years ago today, on 25 August 1942 Tribal class Destroyer HMCS Haida (G-63) was launched at Vickers-Armstrong, Newcastle-Upon-Tyne.
Friends of HMCS Haida, Hamilton, ON, Canada
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73 years ago today, on 25 August 1951, Iowa-class Battleship USS Iowa BB-61 was commissioned for the second time with Capt. William R. Smedberg III in command.
Pacific Battleship Center - Battleship USS Iowa, San Pedro, CA
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26 August 1854 sloop-of-war, USS Constellation (IX-20) was launched at Gosport Navy Yard, Portsmouth, VA.
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