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USS Glendale (PF-36) decommissioned

On July 12 1945, Tacoma-class patrol frigate USS Glendale (PF-36) was decommissioned and transferred to the Soviet Union. She was later returned and transferred to Thailand on 29 October 1951, where she is now a museum ship at the Thai Armed Forces Academies Preparatory School, Nakhon Nayok, Thailand.

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USS Pampanito SS-383 launched

On 12 July 1943 Balao-class submarine USS Pampanito SS-383 was launched at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, Kittery, ME
MuseumShip at San Francisco Maritime National Park Association, San Francisco, CA

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HMCS Bras d'Or launched

55 years ago today, on 12 July 1968 hydrofoil HMCS Bras d'Or FHE-400 was launched at Marine Industries Limited, Sorel-Tracy, Quebec.
Musée maritime du Québec - Capitaine J.E, Bernier, L'islet, QC, Canada

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Lightship Huron (LV-103) added to NRHP

47 years ago today, on 12 July 1976 Lightship Huron (LV-103) was added to the National Register for Historic Places
Port Huron Museums, Port Huron, MI

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Flore (S645) is hauled onto a Lorient slipway

On 12 July 1995 French Daphne class submarine Flore (S645) was hauled onto a Lorient slipway and from then on she is maintained by a group of former submariners called the MESMAT Association (Musée de l'escadrille des sous-marins de l'Atlantique)

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Nomadic left France

17 years ago today, on 12 July 2006, White Star Line tender SS Nomadic leaves Le Havre, France to become a museum ship in Belfast, UK
MuseumShip SS Nomadic, Belfast, UK

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Salem struck

12 July 1991, Des Moines-class heavy cruiser USS Salem CA-139 was struck from the Naval Vessel Register.
Museum ship USS Salem, Quincy, MA

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