84 years ago today, on 24 August 1940 sloop-of-war USS Constellation (IX-20) was recommissioned.
MuseumShip at Historic Ships in Baltimore, Baltimore, MD
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On 24 August 1944 Tench-class submarine USS Requin SS-481 was laid down at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, Kittery ME
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80 years ago today, on 24 August 1944 auxiliary ocean-going tug USCGC Comanche WMEC-202 (ex. USS Wampanoag) was laid down at Gulfport Boiler and Welding Works. Port Arthur, TX.
MuseumShip at ATA 202 WMEC USCGC Comanche, Tacoma, WA
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On 24 August 1991 Liberty ship SS John W. Brown steamed under her own power for the first time in 45 years.
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54 years ago today, on 25 August 1970 Lightship Huron (LV-103) was decommissioned.
MuseumShip at Port Hurn Museums, Pot Huron, MI
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82 years ago today, on 25 August 1942 Tribal class Destroyer HMCS Haida (G-63) was launched at Vickers-Armstrong, Newcastle-Upon-Tyne.
Friends of HMCS Haida, Hamilton, ON, Canada
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73 years ago today, on 25 August 1951, Iowa-class Battleship USS Iowa BB-61 was commissioned for the second time with Capt. William R. Smedberg III in command.
Pacific Battleship Center - Battleship USS Iowa, San Pedro, CA
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26 August 1854 sloop-of-war, USS Constellation (IX-20) was launched at Gosport Navy Yard, Portsmouth, VA.
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83 years ago today, on 26 August 1941 Gato-class submarine USS Silversides SS-236 was launched at Mare Island Naval Shipyard, sponsored by Mrs. Elizabeth H. Hogan.
USS Silversides Submarine Museum, Muskegon, MI
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On 26 August 1945, Tacoma-class frigate USS Gallup (PF-47) was decommissioned at Cold Bay, AK and immediately transferred to the Soviet Union as EK-22 as part of Project Hula. After she was returned to the USN on 14 November 1949, she was finally transferred to Thailand on 29 October 1951 as HTMS Prasae.
She is now a museum ship at Paknam Prasae, Thailand
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