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USS Blueback SS-581 decommissioned

34 years ago today, on 1 October 1990, Barbel-class submarine USS Blueback SS-581 was decommissioned.
MuseumShip at Oregon Museum of Science and Industry (OMSI), Portland, OR.

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USS Orleck DD-886 decommissioned

42 years ago today, on 1 October 1982, Gearing-class destroyer USS Orleck DD-886 was decommissioned and transferred to Turkish Navy as TCG Yucetepe-D-345.
Since 2000 she is back in US hands, and now a MuseumShip at the Jacksonville Naval Museum in Jacksonville, FL

 

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USS Stewart DE-238 struck

52 years ago today, on 1 October 1972, Edsall-class destroyer escort USS Stewart DE-238 was struck from the Naval Vessel Register.
Galveston Naval Museum, Galveston, TX

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HMAS Diamantina Ocean Island surrender

On 1 October 1945, the ceremony of the surrender of Ocean Island was held on the quarterdeck aboard HMAS Diamantina (K377)

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ORP Blyskawica (H34) launched

On 1 October 1936, Grom-class destroyer ORP Blyskawica (H34) was launched at J. Samuel White Shipyard, Cowes, Isle of Wight.
Museum ship at Muzeum Marynarki Wojennej w Gdyni, Gdynia, Poland.

 

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USS Wisconsin BB-64 decommissioned

33 years ago today, on 30 September 1991, Iowa-class battleship USS Wisconsin BB-64 was decommissioned in Norfolk, VA for the third and final time, and joined the Reserve Fleet at the Philadelphia Naval Shipyard.
MuseumShip at Nauticus, Norfolk, VA

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USS Turner Joy DD-951 laid down

67 years ago today, on 30 September 1957, Forrest Sherman-class destroyer USS Turner Joy DD-951 was laid down at Puget Sound Bridge and Dredging Co., Seattle, WA
USS Turner Joy, Bremerton, WA

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USS The Sullivans DD-537 commissioned

81 years agp today, on 30 September 1943, Fletcher-class destroyer USS The Sullivans DD-537 was commissioned with Cdr Kenneth M. Gentry in command.
Buffalo and Erie County Naval and Military Park, Buffalo, NY

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USS Nautilus SSN-571 commissioned

On 30 September 1954, the world's first operational nuclear-powered submarine USS Nautilus SSN-571 was commissioned with Cdr. Eugene P. Wilkinson in command.
Submarine Force Museum Association, Home of the USS Nautilus, Groton, CT.

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TCG Hizirreis (S342) decommissioned

41 years ago today, on 30 September 1983,Tang-class submarine USS Gudgeon (SS-567) was decommissioned. She was transferred and commissioned into the Turkish Navy that same day as TCG Hizirreis (S342)
Now a museum ship in Izmit, Turkey.

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