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Requin launched

80 years ago today, on 1 January 1945, Tench-class submarine USS Requin (SS-481) was launched at the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, Kittery, Maine, sponsored by Mrs. Slade D. Cutter.
Museum ship at the Carnegie Science Center, Pittsburgh, PA

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Hoga launched

84 years ago today, on 31 December 1940, Woban-class district harbor tug Hoga (YT-146) was launched at Consolidated Shipbuilding Corp., Morris Heights, NY.
Museum ship at Arkansas Inland Maritime Museum, North Little Rock, AR

 

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Cassin Young commissioned

82 years ago today, on 31 December 1943, Fletcher-class destroyer USS Cassin Young (DD-793) was commissioned with CDR Earl Tobias Schreiber in command.
Friends of the Cassin Young at Boston National Historical Park, Boston, MA

 

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McLane decommissioned

On 31 December 1968, Active Class Cutter USCGC McLane (WSC-146) was decommissioned.
Museum ship at USS Silversides Submarine Museum, Muskegon, MI

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Sehested decommissioned

25 years ago today, on 31 December 2000, Willemoes-class fast attack craft HDMS Sehested (P547) was decommissioned. She was handed over to the Royal Danish Naval Museum and docked at the historic Holmen naval base in Copenhagen to serve as a museum ship.
Museum ship at Skibene på Holmen, Copenhagen, Denmark

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