29 December 1860, today 157 years ago HMS Warrior was launched at Thames Ironworks and Shipbuilding Company, Blackwall, London
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28 December 1982, today 35 years ago USS New Jersey BB-62 was recommissioned for a 4th time with Capt. William M. Fogarty in command
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28 December 1967, today 50 years ago USS Baylander (IX-514) was laid down at Pacific Coast Engineering Co. Alameda, CA as harbor utility craft YFU-79
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December 27, 1942, 75 years ago today, Balao-class submarine USS Batfish (SS-310) was laid down at at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, Kittery, ME
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23 December 1940, today 77 years ago Polaris (the current Thea Foss) was purchased by the United States Navy and converted for naval service by the Winslow Marine Railway and Shipbuilding Co. Inc., Winslow, Washington.
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23 December 1968, today 49 years ago Coastal tanker Mary A. Whalen ran aground on a sandbar off Rockaway Point outside New York harbor, resulting in the case UNITED STATES v. RELIABLE TRANSFER CO.
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22 December 1976, today 41 years ago HDMS Sehested (P547) was laid down at Frederikshavn Værft A/S
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