On 29 August 1967 steam tug SS Naramata was decommissioned
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86 years ago today, on 24 July 1940, Bathurst-class corvette, HMAS Whyalla (J153) was laid down at Broken Hill Pty Co. Ltd in whyalla, south Australia.
MuseumShip in Whyalla Norrie, SA, Australia
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90 years ago today, on 24 July 1936, Thai HTMS Maeklong was laid down at the Uraga Dock Company, Uraga, Japan.
MuseumShip in Samut Prakan, Thailand
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84 years ago today, on 23 July 1942, Balao-class submarine USS Bowfin (SS-287) was laid down at Portsmouth Naval shipyard, Kittery, ME.
MuseumShip at Pacific Fleet Submarine Museum, Honolulu, HI
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267 years ago today, on 23 July 1759, the 104-gun first-rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, HMS Victory , was laid down at the Chatham Dockyard.
MuseumShip at the Portsmouth Historic Dockard, Portsmouth, UK
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On 22 July 1987, Gato-class submarine USS Croaker (SS-246) , then a museum ship in Groton, CT was repossessed by the United States Navy, citing deteriorated conditions.
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83 years ago today, on 22 July 1943, German museum ship Type-VII submarine U-995 was launched at Blohm & Voss Hamburg, Germany.
Deutscher Marinebund, Laboe, Germany
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72 years ago today, on 22 July 1954, Dutch minesweeper HNLMS Onverschrokken (M886) was commissioned. She was built as the AM-480 class fleet minesweeper AM-483 by Peterson Builders Inc., Sturgeon Bay, WI, and transferred to the Netherlands under the MDAP.
MuseumSchip Hr.Ms. Mercuur, Vlissingen, Netherlands
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84 years ago today, on 21 July 1942, Gato-class submarine USS Cod (SS-224) was laid down at Electric Boat Company, Groton, CT.
MuseumShip USS Cod, Cleveland, OH
Picture source: Joe Lynch via Cod's Facebook page
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185 years ago today, on 21 July 1841, whaler Charles W. Morgan was launched at Jethro and Zachariah Hillman, New Bedford, Massachusetts.
MuseumShip at Mystic Seaport Museum, Mystic, CT
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