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Stickleback sold to Sweden

65 years ago today, on 15 July 1958, HMS Stickleback (X-51) was sold to Sweden as 'Spiggen'
MuseumShip at Scottish Submarine Centre, Helensburgh, Scotland

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SS Valley Camp (Hullnumber 721) launched

106 years ago today, on 14 July 1917 lake freighter SS Valley Camp (Hullnumber 721) was launched at American Ship Building Co., Lorain, OH, as the 'Louis W. Hill'.
MuseumShip Valley Camp, Sault Ste. Marie, MI

 

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Lightship Finngrundet decommissioned

57 years ago today, on 14 July 1969, Swedish Lightship Finngrundet was decommissioned. She was replaced by an unmanned caisson lighthouse.
MuseumShip at the Swedish National Maritime Museum, Stockholm, Sweden

 

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USS Glendale (PF-36) decommissioned

81 years ago today, on July 12 1945, Tacoma-class patrol frigate USS Glendale (PF-36) was decommissioned and transferred to the Soviet Union. She was later returned and transferred to Thailand on 29 October 1951, where she is now a museum ship at the Thai Armed Forces Academies Preparatory School, Nakhon Nayok, Thailand.

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USS Pampanito SS-383 launched

On 12 July 1943 Balao-class submarine USS Pampanito SS-383 was launched at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, Kittery, ME
MuseumShip at San Francisco Maritime National Park Association, San Francisco, CA

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