35 years ago today, on 10 January 1991, Potvis-class submarine HNLMS Tonijn (S805) was decommissioned.
She has since been preserved as a museum boat at the Dutch Naval Museum in Den Helder, Netherlands
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61 years ago today, on 9 January 1965, South-Dakota-class battleship USS Alabama (BB-60) opens to the public as a museum ship, and welcomes over 2000 guests that day. Governor George C. Wallace was the first to sign the 'guest-log'.
USS Alabama Battleship Memorial Park, Mobile, AL
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79 years ago today, on 9 January 1947, Essex-class aircraft carrier USS Yorktown (CV-10) was decommissioned for the first time, and berthed with the Bremerton Group, in the Pacific Reserve Fleet.
Patriots Point Maritime Museum, Mount Pleasant, SC
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71 years ago today, on 9 January 1955, Russian Whiskey-class submarine S-189 was commissioned.
MuseumShip in St. Petersburg, Russia
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79 years ago today, on 9 January 1947, South Dakota-class battleship USS Alabama (BB-60) was decommissioned.
USS Alabama Battleship Memorial Park, Mobile, AL
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