129 years ago today, on 3 December 1896, steel-hulled three-masted barque Glenlee was launched at Anderson Rodgers & Company, Glasgow, Scotland.
The Tall Ship Glenlee, Glasgow, UK
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57 years ago today, on 3 December 1968, Australian Oberon-class submarines HMAS Onslow (SS60) was launched at Scotts Shipbuilding and Engineering Company, Greenock, UK, sponsored by Princess Alexandra.
Museum ship at Australian National Maritime Museum, Sydney, Australia
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On 3 December 1975, Australian Oberon-class submarine HMAS Otama (SS62) was launched at Scotts Shipbuilding and Engineering Company, launched by HRH The Princess Royal.
Victorian Maritime Center, Crib Point, VIC, Australia
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31 years ago today, on 2 December 1994, Estonian icebreaker Suur Tõll was opened to the public at Estonian Maritime Museum, Tallinn, Estonia
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93 years ago today, on 2 December 1932, German three-mast barque Gorch Fock was laid down at Blohm & Voss, Hamburg.
Museum ship Gorch Fock 1, Stralsund, Germany.
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83 years ago today, on 1 December 1941, Essex-class aircraft carrier USS Intrepid CV-11 was laid down at Newport News Shipbuilding.
Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum, New York, NY
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72 years ago today, on 1 December 1952, U-995 became Norwegian submarine 'Kaura'. She had surrendered on May 9 1945 in Trondheim, Norway.
Museum ship at Deutscher Marinebund, Laboe, Germany
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82 years ago today, on 1 December 1942, Pennsylvania-class battleship USS Arizona BB-39 was struck from the Naval Vessel Register.
Memorial Ship at Pearl Harbor National Memorial, Honolulu, HI
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54 years ago today, on 1 December 1970, Balao-class submarine USS Bowfin SS-287 was decommissioned for a third and final time and simultaneously struck from the Naval Vessel Register.
USS Bowfin Submarine Museum & Park, Honolulu, HI
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83 years ago today, on 1 December 1941, Essex-class aircraft carrier Bonhomme Richard was laid down at Newport News Shipbuilding. She was renamed USS Yorktown (CV-10) while still under construction to commemorate the loss of USS Yorktown (CV-5) during the Battle of Midway in June 1942
Museum ship at Patriots Point Naval & Maritime Museum, Mount Pleasant, SC
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