71 years ago today, on 6 December 1953, auxiliary submarine USS Albacore AGSS-569 was commissioned with LCdr Kenneth C. Gummerson in command.
USS Albacore Submarine and Museum, Portsmouth, NH
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16 years ago today, on 6 December 2008, Liberty ship Arthur M. Huddell left Norfolk, VA under tow for Piraeus harbour, to become museum ship 'Hellas Liberty'.
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Museum ship Όμιλος Φίλων Λίμπερτυ, Piraeus, Greece.
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81 years ago today, on 5 December 1944, Boulder Victory-class cargo ship SS Red Oak Victory was commissioned into the United States Navy as USS Red Oak Victory AK-235 with LCDR. John Sayers, USNR, in command.
Museum ship SS Red Oak Victory, Richmond, CA
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On 4 December 1971, Soviet Project 641 (Foxtrot-class) submarine 'Б-427' (Scorpion) was commissioned.
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111 years ago today, on 4 December 1914, C-class light cruiser HMS Caroline was commissioned, Captain H. Ralph Crooke commanding
Museum ship HMS Caroline at the National Museum of the Royal Navy, Belfast, UK
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