82 years ago today, on 19 June 1943 Liberty ship SS Jeremiah O'Brien was launched at New England Shipbuilding corp.
SS Jeremiah O'Brine National Liberty Ship Memorial, San Francisco, CA
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67 years ago today, on 19 June 1958 French Daphne class submarine Flore (S645) keel was laid at Direction des Constructions et Armes navales (DCAN) of Cherbourg.
Sous-marin Flore-S645 & son musée, Lorient, France
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74 years ago today, on 19 June 1951 Tang-class submarine USS Tang (SS-563) was launched at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard sponsored by Mrs. Ernestine O'Kane, the wife of Richard H. O'Kane.
She was leased (later sold) to Turkey on 8 February 1980 as TCG Pirireis (S343), and is now a museum ship in Izmir, Turkey.
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90 years ago today, on 19 June 1935, Estonian Kalev-class EML Lembit was laid down at Vickers and Armstrongs Ltd., United Kingdom.
MuseumShip at Lennusadam, Tallinn, Estonia
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110 years ago today, on 19 June 1915 Pennsylvania-class battleship USS Arizona BB-39 was launched at Brooklyn Navy Yard, sponsored by Esther Ross, the daughter of an Arizona pioneer family.
Pearl Harbor National Memorial, Honolulu, HI
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On 18 June 1954 Essex-class aircraft carrier USS Intrepid CV-11 was commissioned for the 3rd time with Capt. W.T. Easton in command.
Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum, New York, NY
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On 18 June 1964 Oberon-class submarine HMCS Onondaga (S73) laid down at Chatham Dockyard, England.
Site Historique maritime de la Pointe-au-Père, Rimouski, QC, Canada
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130 years ago today, on 17 June 1891 protected cruiser USS Olympia C-6 was laid down at Union Iron Works in San Francisco, CA.
Cruiser Olympia at Independence Seaport Museum, Philadelphia, PA
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On 17 June 1942 Bathurst-class corvette HMAS Castlemaine J-244 was commissioned, Lieutenant Commander Philip J Sullivan RANR(S) in command.
HMAS Castlemaine Museum Ship, Williamstown, VIC, Australia
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76 years ago today, on 17 June 1945 Cleveland-class light cruisers USS Little Rock CL-92 was commissioned for the first with Capt. William E. Miller in command.
MuseumShip at Buffalo and Erie County Naval and Military Park, Buffalo, NY
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