48 years ago today, on 13 June 1978 iron-hulled sailing ship Wavertree was added to National Register of Historic Places.
MuseumShip at South Street Seaport Museum, New York, NY
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61 years ago today, on 12 June 1965 South Dakota-class battleship USS Massachusetts (BB-59) arrived in Fall River, MA
USS Massachusetts BB59 at Battleship Cove, Fall River, MA
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On 12 June 1973 Balao-class submarine USS Clamagore SS-343 was decommissioned.
MuseumShip(ish) at Patriots Point Naval & Maritime Museum, Mount Pleasant, SC
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112 years ago today, on 12 June 1914 large five decked sternwheeler SS Sicamous started her maiden voyage.
SS Sicamous Heritage Park, Penticton, BC, Canada
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169 years ago today, on 11 June 1857 screw-propelled steam frigate and sail ship Danish Frigate Jylland was laid down at Naval dockyard Copenhagen.
Fregatten Jylland, Ebeltoft, Denmark
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165 years ago today, on 11 June 1861 paddle steamer SS Hjejlen started her Maiden Voyage
MuseumShip Hjejlen, Silkeborg, Denmark
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104 years ago today, on 11 June 1922 Puget Sound Mosquito Fleet steamer SS Virginia V made her maiden voyage from Elliott Bay in Seattle to Tacoma.
MuseumShip Virginia V, Seattle, WA
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82 years ago today, on 11 June 1944, Iowa class battleship USS Missouri BB-63 was commissioned at the New York Navy Yard for the first time, with Capt. William Callaghan in command.
Battleship Missouri Memorial, Honolulu, HI
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74 years ago today, on 11 June 1952 Tang-class submarine USS Gudgeon (SS-567) was launched at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, sponsored by Mrs. Robert A. Bonin. She was leased (later sold) to Turkey as TCG Hizireis (S342), and is now a museum ship in Izmit, Turkey.
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55 years ago today, on 11 June 1971 Knox-class frigate USS Ainsworth (DE-1090) was laid down at Avondale Shipyard, Westwego LA.
She was transferred to Turkey on May 27, 1994 as TCG Ege (F256), and is now a museum ship in Izmir, Turkey
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