On 24 July 1940, Bathurst-class corvette, HMAS Whyalla (J153) was laid down at Broken Hill Pty Co. Ltd in whyalla, south Australia.
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On 24 July 1936, Thai HTMS Maeklong was laid down at the Uraga Dock Company, Uraga, Japan.
MuseumShip in Samut Prakan, Thailand
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81 years ago today, on 23 July 1942, Balao-class submarine USS Bowfin (SS-287) was laid down at Portsmouth Naval shipyard, Kittery, ME.
USS Bowfin Submarine Museum & Park, Honolulu, HI
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On 23 July 1759, the 104-gun first-rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, HMS Victory , was laid down at the Chatham Dockyard.
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On 22 July 1987, Gato-class submarine USS Croaker (SS-246) , then a museum ship in Groton, CT was repossessed by the United States Navy, citing deteriorated conditions.
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On 22 July 1943, German museum ship Type-VII submarine U-995 was launched at Blohm & Voss Hamburg, Germany.
Deutscher Marinebund, Laboe, Germany
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On 22 July 1954, Dutch minesweeper HNLMS Onverschrokken (M886) was commissioned. She was built as the AM-480 class fleet minesweeper AM-483 by Peterson Builders Inc., Sturgeon Bay, WI, and transferred to the Netherlands under the MDAP.
MuseumSchip Hr.Ms. Mercuur, Vlissingen, Netherlands
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On 21 July 1942, Gato-class submarine USS Cod (SS-224) was laid down at Electric Boat Company, Groton, CT.
USS Cod, Cleveland, OH
Picture source: Joe Lynch via Cod's Facebook page
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On 21 July 1841, whaler Charles W. Morgan was launched at Jethro and Zachariah Hillman, New Bedford, Massachusetts.
Mystic Seaport Museum, Mystic, CT
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On 21 July 1959, NS Savannah was launched at New York Shipbuilding Corp, Camden, NJ, christened by First Lady Mamie Eisenhower.
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