on 5 April 1944 Tench-class submarine USS Thornback (SS-418) was laid down at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, Kittery, ME.
She was transferred to Turkey on July 1 1971 as TCG Uluçalireis (S 338) and is now a Museum submarine at the Rahmi M. Koç Museum in Istanbul, Turkey
5 April 1945, Victory-class cargo ship SS Lane Victory' s keel was laid at California shipbuilding.
MuseumShip in San Pedro, CA
On 5 April 1958 the U.S. Navy's early attempt of a cruise missile submarine USS Growler SSG-577 was launched at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, Kittery, ME.
MuseumShip at Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum, New York, NY
17 years ago today, on 5 April 2007, Japanese Yūshio-class submarine Akishio (SS-579) was put on display at the Kure Maritime Museum, Kure City, Japan
MuseumShip at 海上自衛隊呉史料館 てつのくじら館, Hiroshima, Japan
On 5 April 1945, LST-542-class USS LST-1080 was laid down at the Bethlehem-Hingham Shipyard, Inc, Hingham, MA.
MuseumShip at SapKyoHo National sightseeing resort, South Korea
