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MV Moonta entered service

94 years ago today, on 21 November 1931, MV Moonta entered service for the Adelaide Steamship Company. She was built by Burmeister & Wain Shipyard in Copenhagen, Denmark.
Now a museum ship in Le Barcarès, France.

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Marlin commissioned

72 years ago today, on 20 November 1953, T-1-class training submarine USS Marlin - T-2 was commissioned Lt. Edward Holt in command.
Museum ship at Freedom Park, Omaha, NE

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Ojibwa arrives at Port Burwell

On 20 November 2012, Oberon-class submarine HMCS Ojibwa (S72) arrived at Port Burwell and became part of the new Museum of Naval HistoryPort Burwell, Ontario, Canada.

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USS Rogers launched

81 years ago today, on 20 November 1944, Gearing-class destroyer USS Rogers (DD-876) was launched at Consolidated Steel Corporation, Orange, TX, sponsored by Mrs. Josie Viola Taylor Rogers,
She was transferred to South Korea as ROKS Jeon Ju (DD-925) on 25 July 1981, and is now a museum ship at SapKyoHo National Sightseeing Resort, located at Dangjin-Gun, Chung Nam Province, South Korea

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Jylland launched

165 years ago today, on 20 November 1860, Danish Frigate Jylland was launched at Naval dockyard Copenhagen, Denmark.
Museum ship Fregatten Jylland, Ebeltoft, Denmark

 

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