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HDMS Peder Skram (F352) laid down

On 25 September 1964, Peder Skram-class frigate HDMS Peder Skram (F352) was laid down at Helsingør Skibsværft, Helsingør Denmark

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HMCS Onondaga (S73) launched

On 25 September 1965, Oberon-class submarine HMCS Onondaga (S73) was launched at Chatham Dockyard, England

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HMCS Ojibwa (S72) commissioned

On 23 September 1965, Oberon-class submarine HMCS Ojibwa (S72) was commissioned at the Chatham Dockyard.
Museum of Naval History, Port Burwell, ON, Canada

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Mikasa decommissioned

On 23 September 1923, pre-dreadnought battleship Mikasa was decommissioned

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USS Massachusetts - BB-59 launched

On 23 September 1941, South Dakota class.battleship USS Massachusetts - BB-59 was launched at Bethlehem Steel Corp. (Fore River Shipyard), sponsored by Mrs. Charles Francis Adams, wife of a former Secretary of the Navy.
USS Massachusetts BB59 at Battleship Cove, Fall River, MA

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Ouessant transferred

On 23 September 2011, French Agosta-class submarine 'Ouessant' (S623) was transferred to Malaysia.
Museum ship at Muzium & Galeri Melaka, Melaka, Malaysia

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HNLMS Abraham Crijnssen launched

On 22 September 1936, Jan van Amstel-class minesweeper HNLMS Abraham Crijnssen was launched at Gusto Shipyard, Schiedam, Netherlands

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Mayflower II launched

On 22 September 1956, a replica of the 17th-century ship Mayflower, Mayflower II was launched at Upham shipyard, Bixham, Devon, UK, christened by Stewart Upham & Reis Leming.
Plimoth Patuxet Museums, Plymouth, MA

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MY Philante (HNoMY Norge) in service

On 21 September 1939, MY Philante entered in Royal Navy service as HMS Philante. After WWII she was sold back to her previous owner, Thomas Sopwith, who sold it to Norway in July 1947, to be used as King Haakon's 75th birthday present. At commissioning on 17 May 1948 she was renamed 'Norge'

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USS LCI(L)-1091 commissioned

On 21 September 1944, LCI(L)-351-class large landing craft USS LCI(L)-1091 was commissioned with LTjg. Henry S. Allen Jr. in command

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