28 years ago today, on 17 November 1997, Liberty ship SS John W. Brown was listed on the National Register for Historic Places
SS John W. Brown (Project Liberty Ship), Baltimore, MD
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On 19 November 1938, Fireboat Fire Fighter was commissioned with the New York City Fire Department, Engine 57 at Pier 1 in the Battery, which would later be organized as Marine Unit 1.
Fireboat Fire Fighter, Greenport, NY
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On 16 November 1989, HNLMS Mercuur (A-856) was struck from the Dutch Naval Register.
She was built as AM-483 at Peterson Builders Inc., Sturgeon Bay, WI in 1953, and transferred to the Netherlands as 'Onverschrokken' (M 886) (Renamed Mercuur and reclassified A-856, 11 May 1973)
Now a museum ship in Vlissingen, Netherlands.
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78 years ago today, on 15 November 1945, Thetis-class patrol boat USS Potomac (AG-25) was decommissioned by President Truman who chose the larger USS Williamsburg as his presidential yacht.
USS Potomac, Oakland, CA
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80 years ago today, on 15 November 1945, PT-305 was decommissioned by her final commanding officer, Lieutenant Junior Grade Richard Hamilton.
Museum ship at The National WWII Museum, New Orleans, LA
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On 14 November 1863, full-rigged iron windjammer Star of India was launched as 'Euterpe' at shipbuilder Gibson, McDondald & Arnold, of Ramsey, Isle of Man, for the Indian jute trade of Wakefield Nash & Company of Liverpool.
Here seen at Port Chalmers, the port of Dunedin, New Zealand, in 1883.
Now an operational museum ship at Martime Museum of San Diego, CA.
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70 years ago today, on 14 November 1953, Aggressive-class minesweeper USS Lucid MSO-458 was launched at Higgins Inc. Shipyard, New Orleans, LA.
Museum ship USS Lucid (MSO-458), Stockton, CA
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On 14 November 1969, passenger liner SS United States was withdrawn from service while at Newport News for an annual overhaul.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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