79 years ago today, on 17 July 1945 PT-796 was commissioned
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On 16 July 2016 Russian Pallada-class Protected Cruiser Aurora returned to St. Petersburg after overhaul in Kronstadt
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84 years ago today, on 15 July 1939, Dutch ocean-going tug Hudson starts her maiden voyage under captain B.C. Weltevreden.
MuseumShip Hudson, Maassluis, Netherlands
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81 years ago today, on 15 July 1942, Edsall-class destroyer escort USS Stewart (DE-238) was laid down at Brown Shipbuilding, Houston, TX.
MuseumShip at the Galveston Naval Museum, Galveston, TX
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70 years ago today, on 15 July 1953, Gato-class submarine USS Cavalla (SSK-244) was commissioned for the third time, after her conversion to a hunter-killer submarine. The SSK conversion included remodeling Cavalla's bow with the addition of a curved housing for a BQR-4 sonar system. The conversion included removal of two bow torpedo tubes, along with remodeling the original conning tower and bridge into the sail visible today.
MuseumShip at Galveston Naval Museum, Galveston, TX
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on 15 July 2015, a three alarm fire broke out aboard the aircraft carrier USS Midway (CV-41) prompting the ship to be evacuated.
www.sandiegouniontribune.com/sdut-fire-u...2015jul15-story.html
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46 years ago today, on 15 July 1977 at 2300 hrs, Cleveland-class light cruiser USS Little Rock (CG-4) arrives in Buffalo, NY to become a museum ship.
Buffalo and Erie County Naval and Military Park, Buffalo, NY
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65 years ago today, on 15 July 1958, HMS Stickleback (X-51) was sold to Sweden as 'Spiggen'
MuseumShip at Scottish Submarine Centre, Helensburgh, Scotland
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106 years ago today, on 14 July 1917 lake freighter SS Valley Camp (Hullnumber 721) was launched at American Ship Building Co., Lorain, OH, as the 'Louis W. Hill'.
MuseumShip Valley Camp, Sault Ste. Marie, MI
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57 years ago today, on 14 July 1969, Swedish Lightship Finngrundet was decommissioned. She was replaced by an unmanned caisson lighthouse.
MuseumShip at the Swedish National Maritime Museum, Stockholm, Sweden
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