84 years ago today, on 12 May 1941 Bathurst-class corvette HMAS Whyalla (J-153) was launched at Broken Hill Pty Co. Ltd in whyalla, south Australia.
MuseumShip at Whyalla City Council, Whyalla, SA, Australia
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On 11 May 1944, Iris-class 180-foot buoy tender USCGC Bittersweet (WLB-389) was commissioned. She was transferred to Estonia on 5 September 1997 as 'Valvas' (PVL-109), and is now a museum ship in Tallinn, Estonia.
MuseumShip at Lennusadam, Tallinn, Estonia
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On 24 May 1900 protected Cruiser Aurora was launched at Admiralty Shipyard St. Petersburg.
MuseumShip in St. Petersburg, Russia
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On 10 May 1986 Iowa class battleship USS Missouri BB-63 was commissioned for a second time in San Francisco with Capt. Albert Lee Kaiss in command.
Battleship Missouri Memorial, Honolulu, HI
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On 10 May 1902 excursion steamship SS Columbia was launched.
SS Columbia Project, Buffalo, NY
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On 10 May 1946 Gearing-class destroyer USS Eversole DD-789 later TCG Gayret (D-352) was commissioned with, Commander B. P. Ross in command.
MuseumShip in Izmit, Turkey
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On 10 May 1933 Finnish submarine Vesikko launched at Crichton-Vulcan dock in Turku, Finland.
MuseumShip at Suomenlinna Sea Fortress, Helsinki, Finland
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80 years ago today, on 9 May 1945 German Type VIIC/41 submarine U-995 surrendered at Trondheim, Norway
MuseumShip at Deutscher Marinebund, Laboe, Germany
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112 years ago today, on 8 May 1913 CGS Acadia launched at Swan Hunter & Wigham Richardson in Newcastle-Upon-Tyne.
MuseumShip at Maritime Museum of the Atlantic, Halifax, NS, Canada
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