9 February 1962, Foxtrot B-39 was laid down at Admiralty shipyard in Leningrad (Saint Petersburg) Russia.
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February 8 1944, Iris-class buoy tender USCGC Sundew was launched at Marine Ironworks & Shipbuilding Corporation, Duluth, Minnesota.
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8 February 1950, SS United States was laid down at Newport News Shipbuilding, Newport News, VA.
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6 February 1991, Iowa-class battleship USS Wisconsin (BB-64) sends 11 shells across 19 mi (31 km) of space to destroy an Iraqi artillery battery in southern Kuwait during a mission called in by USMC OV-10 Bronco aircraft.
MuseumShip USS Wisconsin at Nauticus in Norfolk, VA
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35 yers ago today, on 8 February 1991, Iowa-class battleship USS New Jersey (BB-62) was decommissioned for the final time at Naval Station Long Beach, California.
Battleship New Jersey, Camden, NJ
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