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USS Razorback SS-394 commissioned

81 years ago today, on 3 April 1944 Balao-class submarine USS Razorback SS-394 was commissioned with LCDR Albert M. Bontier in command.
MuseumShip at Arkansas Inland Maritime Museum, North Little Rock, AR

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Soldek laid down

78 years ago today, on 3 April 1948 Project B30 Class Polish SS Soldek was laid down at Stocznia Gdanska.
MuseumShip at Narodowe Muzeum Morskie w Gdansku, Gdansk, Poland

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Dom Fernando II e Glória destroyed by fire

63 years ago today, on 3 April 1963, Portuguese 50 gun frigate Dom Fernando II e Glória was destroyed by fire. A huge fire erupted, partially destroying the ship's hull and structure. After the fire was extinguished, the frigate was towed to an area where the navigation on the river Tagus wouldn't be disturbed, remaining abandoned and half buried in the mud-flats for the next 29 years.
Now a rebuild MuseumShip in Almada, Portugal

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