34 years ago today, on 8 November 1991, Essex-class aircraft carrier USS Lexington CV-16 was decommissioned for a second time and struck from the Naval Vessel Register.
USS Lexington Museum on the Bay, Corpus Christi, TX
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66 years ago today, on 7 November 1958, Forrest Sherman-class destroyer USS Edson DD-946 was commissioned with CDR Thomas J. Moriarty in command.
Saginaw Valley Naval Ship Museum USS Edson DD946, Bay City, MI\
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On 7 November 1969, Balao-class submarine USS Becuna SS-319 was decommissioned.
Submarine Becuna at Independence Seaport Museum, Philadelphia, PA
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140 years ago today, on 7 November 1885, three-masted, iron-hulled barque Polly Woodside was launched at Workman, Clark & Co, Belfast, Northern Ireland, and christened by the owner's wife, Mrs Marian ("Polly") Woodside.
Museum ship at the National Trust of Australia (Victoria), South Wharf, VIC, Australia
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82 years ago today, on 7 November 1943, Balao-class submarine USS Lionfish SS-298 was launched at Cramp Shipbuilding Co, sponsored by Mrs. Harold C. Train.
USS Lionfish is a museum ship at Battleship Cove, Fall River, MA
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77 years ago today, on 6 November 1948, Polish coal and ore freighter SS Soldek was launched at Stocznia Gdanska.
MuseumShip at Narodowe Muzeum Morskie w Gdansky, Gdansk, Poland
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44 years ago today, on 5 November 1981, Pegasus-class hydrofoil USS Aries (PHM-5) was launched at Boeing Marine Systems, Renton, Washington, sponsored by Mrs. Earl B. Fowler, the wife of Vice Admiral Earl B. Fowler, Commander, Naval Sea Systems Command.
Museum ship USS Aries - PHM5, Gasconade, MO
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133 years ago today, on 5 November 1892, protected cruiser USS Olympia (C-6) was launched at Union Iron Works, San Francisco, California, sponsored by Miss Ann B. Dickie, daughter of George W. Dickie, manager of Union Iron Works.
Museum ship at Independence Seaport Museum, Philadelphia, PA
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On 4 November 1949, USCGC Fir rescues 19 people off the distressed MV Andalucia, which had caught
fire off of Neah Bay, WA.
Fir 212 Restoration, Stockton, CA
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85 years ago today, on 4 November 1940, Gato-class submarine USS Silversides (SS-236) , was laid down at the Mare Island Naval Shipyard, Vallejo, CA.
USS Silversides Submarine Museum, Muskegon, MI
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