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City of Milwaukee added to NRHP and NHL

On 14 December 1990, Great Lakes railroad car ferry SS City of Milwaukee was added to the National Register of Historic Places and designated a National Historic Landmark.
SS City of Milwaukee, Manistee, MI

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U-1 commissioned

On 14 December 1906, German Type U 1 submarine U-1 was commissioned.
Deutsches Museum, Munich, Germany

 

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Castlemaine decommissioned

On 14 December 1945, Bathurst-class corvette HMAS Castlemaine (J-244) was decommissioned after steaming a total of 117,000 miles on war service
HMAS Castlemaine Museum Ship, Williamstown, VIC, Australia

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Rotterdam laid down

On 14 December 1956, former ocean liner and cruise ship SS Rotterdam was laid down at Rotterdam Drydock Co, Rotterdam Netherlands.
SS Rotterdam, Rotterdam, Netherlands

 

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Glenlee starts maiden voyage

129 years ago today, on 13 December 1896, steel-hulled three-masted barque Glenlee started her maiden voyage to Portland, OR.
The Tall Ship Glenlee, Glasgow, UK

 

 

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