On 29 December 1951, Dutch tug Holland entered service for Doeksen shipping.
Zeesleepboot Holland, Harlingen, Netherlands
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58 years ago today, on 28 December 1967, Helicopter Landing Trainer (HLT) USS Baylander (IX-514) was laid down at Pacific Coast Engineering Co. Alameda, CA as harbor utility craft YFU-79.
Baylander Steel Beach, New York, NY
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On 28 December 1967, Soviet Project 641 (Foxtrot-class) diesel-electric attack submarine B-39 was commissioned.
Martime Museum of San Diego, CA
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43 years ago today, on 28 December 1982, Iowa-class battleship USS New Jersey BB-62 was recommissioned for a fourth time with Capt. William M. Fogarty in command.
Battleship New Jersey, Camden, NJ
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On 28 December 1975, Soviet Kiev-class aircraft carrier 'Kiev' was commissioned.
Preserved at Tianjin Binhai Aircraft Carrier Theme Park, Tianjin, China
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22 years ago today, on 27 December 2003, HTMS Prasae, former Tacoma-class frigate USS Gallup (PF-47 ), is put on display as a memorial at the Prasae River, Rayong Province, Thailand
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83 years ago today, on 27 December 1942, Balao-class submarine USS Batfish (SS-310) was laid down at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, Kittery, ME.
Muskogee War Memorial Park - Home of the USS Batfish, Muskogee, OK
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53 years ago today, on 26 December 1972, Soviet Kiev-class aircraft carrier 'Kiev' was launched at Chernomorsky Shipyard 444 in Mykolaiv, Ukraine
MuseumShip at Tianjin, China
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112 years ago today, on 26 December 1913, Russian empire's icebreaker Tsar Mikhail Feodorovich was launched at the Vulcan Werft, Stettin, Germany.
Now museum ship Suur Tõll at Eesti Meremuuseum in Tallinn, Estonia
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On 25 December 1939, Stalinets-class submarine S-56 was launched at Dalzavod, Vladivostok.
Museum ship in Vladivostok, Russia
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