On 2 November 1942, Balao-class submarine USS Ling SS-297 was laid down at Cramp Shipbuilding Co. Philadelphia, PA
Museum ship USS Ling, currently still in Hackensack, NJ
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On 2 November 1979, excursion steamship SS Columbia was added to National Register of Historic Places.
SS Columbia Project, currently docked in Buffalo, NY
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52 years ago today, on 2 November 1971, Canadian hydrofoil HMCS Bras d'Or (FHE-400) was decommissioned.
Now a museum ship at Musée maritime du Québec, L'Islet, QC, Canada.
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On 1 November 1969, Balao-class submarine USS Batfish (SS-310) was decommissioned and struck from the Naval Vessel Register.
Museum ship at Muskogee War Memorial Park - Home of the USS Batfish, Muskogee, OK
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On 1 November 1941, Gato-class submarine USS Drum (SS-228) was commissioned with CDR Robert H. Rice in command.
Museum ship at USS Alabama Battleship Memorial Park, Mobile, AL.
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230 years ago today, on 1 November 1794, three-masted heavy frigate USS Constitution was laid down at Edmund Hartt's shipyard, Boston, MA.
USS Constitution, Boston, MA
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80 years ago today, on 1 November 1944, Balao-class submarine USS Lionfish (AGSS-298) was commissioned with LCdr Edward D. Spruance, son of Admiral Raymond Spruance, in command.
Museum ship Lionfish at Battleship Cove, Fall River, MA
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