On 14 November 1969, passenger liner SS United States was withdrawn from service while at Newport News for an annual overhaul.
SS United States Conservancy.
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23 years ago today, on 14 November 2000, tank landing ship USS LST 325 departed from Crete, Greece for a 6500 mile journey home to arrive in Mobile, AL on January 10, 2001.
USS LST Ship Memorial, Inc, Evansville, IN
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80 years ago today, on 14 November 1943, Gato-class submarine USS Cavalla SS-244 was launched at Electric Boat Company, Groton, CT, sponsored by Mrs. M. Comstock.
Museum ship at Galveston Naval Museum, TX
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74 years ago today, on 14 November 1949, Soviet Union Tacoma-class frigate EK-22 was returned to the United States and entered the Pacific Reserve Fleet in Yokosuka.
She was finally transferred to Thailand on 29 October 1951 as HTMS Prasae.
She is now a museum ship at Paknam Prasae, Thailand
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On 13 November1944, Florida-class battleship USS Utah (BB-31) was struck from the Naval Vessel Register.
Pearl Harbor National Memorial, Honolulu, HI
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59 years ago today, on 13 November 1966, barque Star of India was added to the National Register of Historic Places and designated a National Historic Landmark.
Museum ship at Maritime Museum of San Diego, CA
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59 years ago today, on 13 November 1966, Lumber Schooner C.A. Thayer was added to the National Register of Historic Places.
Official plaque located in the San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park Visitor Center, located at the corner of Hyde and Jefferson Streets.
Museum ship at San Francisco National Historic Park, CA
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On 13 November 1944, patrol boat USS Amber -(Pyc-6) was struck from the Naval Vessel Register.
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82 years ago today, on 11 November 1942, LST-1-class tank landing ship USS LST-393 was launched at Newport News Shipbuilding and Drydock Co. in Newport News, VA
USS LST 393 Veterans Museum, Muskegon, MI
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82 years ago today, on 11 November 1943, Iris-class 180-foot buoy tender USCGC Bittersweet (WLB-389) was launched at the Zenith Dredge Company, Duluth, Minnesota. She was transferred to Estonia on 5 September 1997 as 'Valvas' (PVL-109), and is now a museum ship at Eesti Meremuuseum, Tallinn, Estonia.
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