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Wisconsin BB-64 recommissioned

75 years ago today, on 3 March 1951, Iowa-class battleship USS Wisconsin BB-64 was recommissioned at the Norfolk Naval Shipyard, Captain Thomas Burrowes in command.
MuseumShip USS Wisconsin BB-64 at Nauticus, Norfolk, VA

 

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Nautilus SSN-571 decommissioned

46 years ago, on 3 March 1980, the worlds first operational nuclear powered submarine USS Nautilus SSN-571 was decommissioned and struck from the Naval Vessel Register.
Submarine Force Museum Association, Home of the USS Nautilus, Groton, CT

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