On 1 July 1955, USS LST-1141 was renamed USS Stone County (LST-1141)
She was transferred to Thailand on 12 March 1970 and renamed HTMS Lanta (LST-4)
Now a MuseumShip at Sai Thai, Mueang Krabi District, Thailand
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72 years ago today, on 1 July 1953, Australian Daring-class destroyer HMAS Vampire (D11) was laid down at Cockatoo Island Dockyard, Sydney, Australia
MuseumShip at the Austalian National Maritime Museum, Sydney, NSW Australia
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77 years ago today, on 1 July 1948, Iowa-class battleship USS Wisconsin (BB-64) was decommissioned by her CO, CAPT. John Martin Higgins.
USS Wisconsin at Nauticus, Norfolk, VA
Here we see six sixteen inch guns of the Wisconsin fire a broadside at a target 15 miles away. This dramatic picture was made during the two weeks training cruise of the Wisconsin to the Canal Zone with 600 Naval Reservists aboard. Released 18 February 1947.
Source: http://www.navsource.net/archives/01/64a.htm
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114 years ago today, on 1 July 1911, the Great Lakes freighter Col. James M. Schoonmaker was launched at Great Lakes Engineering Works in Ecorse, Michigan.
MuseumShip at the National Museum of the Great Lakes, Toledo, OH
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On July 1 1971, Tench-class submarine USS Thornback (SS-418) was decommissioned for the last time, and transferred to Turkey as TCG Uluçalireis (S 338).
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41 years ago today, on 1 July 1984, Swedish Halland-class destroyer HSwMS Småland was decommissioned.
MuseumShip at Maritiman, Gothenburg, Sweden.
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