65 years ago today, on 31 May 1961, Royal Navy Oberon-class submarine HMS Otus (S18) was laid down at Scotts Yard in Greenock, Scotland.
HMS Otus - U-boot Museum Sassnitz, Sassnitz, Germany
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83 years ago today, on 31 May 1943 Edsall class destroyer escort USS Stewart DE-238 was commissioned with LCdr B.C. Turner in command.
Galveston Naval Museum, Galveston, TX
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143 years ago today, on 31 May 1883 Warrior-class ironclad HMS Warrior was decommissioned.
HMS Warrior 1860 at Royal Navy Museums, Portsmouth, UK
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115 years ago today, on 31 May 1911 former tender of the White Star Line SS Nomadic began her maiden voyage, ending up in Cherbourg on 3 June, to begin her service for the White Star Line.
MuseumShip SS Nomadic, Belfast, UK
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81 years ago today, on 31 May 1945 cargo ship SS Lane Victory was launched at California shipbuilding.
Lane Victory Maritime Center, San Pedro, CA
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61 years ago today, on 31 May 1965 Danish Tumleren-class small coastal submarine HDMS Sælen (S323) was laid down at Rheinstahl-Nordseewerke, Emden, Germany as HNoMS Uthaug (S304) for the Norwegian Navy
MuseumShip at Skibene på Holmen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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