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USCGC Ingham WHEC-35 decommissioned

On 27 May 1988 Treasury-class United States Coast Guard Cutter USCGC Ingham WHEC-35 was decommissioned.
USCGC Ingham Museum, Key West, FL

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RMS Queen Mary starts Maiden Voyage

On 27 May 1936 British ocean liner RMS Queen Mary starts Maiden Voyage from Southampton to New York.
MuseumShip The Queen Mary, Long Beach, CA
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USS Ainsworth (FF-1090) decommissioned

On 27 May 1994 Knox-class frigate USS Ainsworth (FF-1090) was decommissioned and transferred to Turkey as TCG Ege (F-256).
MuseumShip in Izmir, Turkey
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USS Becuna SS-319 commissioned

On 27 May 1944 Balao-class submarine USS Becuna SS-319 was commissioned with LCDR H.D. Sturr in command
Submarine Becuna at Independence Seaport Museum, Philadelphia, PA

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HNLMS Abraham Crijnssen commissioned

On 27 May 1937 Dutch Jan van Amstel-class minesweeper HNLMS Abraham Crijnssen was commissioned, LTZ 1 J.R.L. Le-beau commanding.
MuseumShip at MarineMuseum, Den Helder, Netherlands
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SS Nomadic completed

On 27 May 1911 former tender of the White Star Line SS Nomadic was completed and acquired
MuseumShip SS Nomadic, Belfast, UK
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USS Sarsfield Launched

On 27 May 1945, Gearing-class destroyer USS Sarsfield (DD-837) was launched by the Bath Iron Works Co., Bath, Maine, sponsored by Mrs. Eugene S. Sarsfield. She was transferred to Taiwan as Te Yang (DG-925) on October 1 1977 and is now a museum ship in Tainan City, Taiwan.

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PT-305 launched

On May 27 1943, PT-305 was launched by Higgins Industries in New Orleans.
MuseumShip at The National WWII Museum, New Orleans, LA

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Tsar Mikhail Feodorovich commissioned

On 27 May 1914, Russian empire's icebreaker Tsar Mikhail Feodorovich was commissioned at the Vulcan Werft, Stettin, Germany.
Now MuseumShip Suur Tõll at Lennusadam, Tallinn, Estonia

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