82 years ago today, on 16 October 1942, Fletcher-class destroyer USS Kidd DD661 was laid down at Federal Shipbuilding and Drydock Company, Kearny, NJ.
USS Kidd Veterans Museum, Batton Rouge, LA
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On 16 October 1955 the SS Shieldhall entered service for the Glasgow Corporation, transporting treated sewage sludge down the river Clyde to be dumped at sea.
Operational museum Steamship Shieldhall, Southampton, UK
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64 years ago today, on 15 October 1959, Barbel-class submarine USS Blueback SS-581 was commissioned with LCDR Robert H. Gautier in command.
She was the last non-nuclear submarine to join the United States Navy and was the final conventionally powered combat capable submarine to be decommissioned, leaving the United States Navy with a fully nuclear submarine fleet except for the research submarine USS Dolphin.
MuseumShip at the Oregon Museum of Science and Industry (OMSI), Portland, OR
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32 years ago today, on 14 October 1992, Essex-class aircraft carrier USS Lexington (CV-16) was opened to the public as a museum ship.
USS Lexington Museum on the Bay, Corpus Christi, TX
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71 years ago today, on 14 October 1953, T-1-class training submarine USS Marlin - T-2 was launched at General Dynamics Electric Boat, Groton, CT, sponsored by Mrs. William R. DeLoach.
Museum ship at Freedom Park (Omaha, Nebraska)
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66 years ago today, on 14 October 1958, deep-sea tug Elbe was launched at J&K Smit's Scheepswerven NV, Kinderdijk, Netherlands, christened by Mrs. D.G. Lels-Elbeling.
Zeesleper Elbe, Maassluis, Netherlands
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On 13 October 1944, Tench-class submarine USS Thornback (SS-418) was commissioned, Commander Ernest P. Abrahamson in command.
She was transferred to the Turkish Navy on 2 July 1975 as TCG Uluçalireis with pennant number S-338.
Now a MuseumShip at the Rahmi M. Koç Müzesi, Istanbul, Turkey.
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On 12 October 1817, Royal Navy Leda-class frigate HMS Trincomalee was launched by the Wadia family shipwrights in Bombay, Inda.
She was named after the 1782 Battle of Trincomalee off hte Ceylon (Sri Lanka) port of that name.
Now a museum ship in Hartlepool, UK, part of the National Museum of the Royal Navy.
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On 11 October 1911, lake freighter Col. James M. Schoonmaker entered service for the Shenango Furnace Company.
Museum ship at the National Museum of the Great Lakes, Toledo, OH
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On 11 October 1943, tugboat HMAS Forceful (W-126) was decommissioned from Naval service and returned to civilian duties.
During her war service she was based at Darwin and operated mainly in northern Australian waters.
She received two battle honours for her wartime service: "Darwin 1942-43" and "Pacific 1941-1943".
Now a museum ship at the Queensland Maritime Museum, Brisbane, QLD, Australia
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