On 16 September 1890, steam coaster SS Robin was launched at Mackenzie, MacAlpine & Co, then Robert Thomson, Orchard House Yard, Blackwall, London.
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On 16 September 1943, Iris-class 180-foot buoy tender USCGC Bittersweet (WLB-389) was laid down at the Zenith Dredge Company, Duluth, Minnesota. She was transferred to Estonia on 5 September 1997 as 'Valvas' (PVL-109), and is now a museum ship in Tallinn, Estonia.
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On 14 September 1964, South Dakota-class battleship USS Alabama (BB-60) arrived in Mobile Bay, after being towed from the Pacific Reserve Fleet in Bremerton.
USS Alabama Battleship Memorial Park, Mobile, AL
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On 3 September 1952 Gato-class submarine USS Cavalla SS-244 was decommissioned for the second time
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On 3 September 1959 former ocean liner and cruise ship SS Rotterdam started her maiden voyage to New York.
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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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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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47 years ago today, on 12 July 1976 Lightship Huron (LV-103) was added to the National Register for Historic Places
Port Huron Museums, Port Huron, MI
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49 years ago today, on 4 July 1977, Fletcher-class destroyer USS The Sullivans (DD-537) arrives at the Buffalo and Erie County Naval and Military Park, Buffalo, NY.
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