7 years ago today, on 18 April 2018, the Queen Elizabeth 2 opened as a floating hotel following an extensive refurbishment.
The ship is operated by the French hospitality group Accor.
MuseumShip The QE2 Dubai, UAE
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56 years ago today, on 18 April 1969 Australian Oberon-class submarine HMAS Ovens (S70) was commissioned.
MuseumShip at WA Maritime Museum, Fremantle, WA, Australia
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60 years ago today, on 18 April 1966 LCS(L)(3)-1 Class JDS Himawari (former USS LSSL-102) was transferred to Thailand as HTMS Nakha (LSSL-751).
MuseumShip USS LCS-102, Vallejo, CA
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Today in 1946, Gato-class submarine USS Silversides (SS-236) was decommissioned.
USS Silversides Submarine Museum, Muskegon, MI
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113 years ago today, on 17 April 1911, New York-class battleship USS Texas (BB-35) was laid down at Newport News Shipbuilding, Newport News, VA.
MuseumShip at Battleship Texas Foundation, Galveston, TX
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145 years ago today, on 17 April 1879, Doterel-class screw sloop HMS Gannet was commissioned.
MuseumShip at Historic Dockyard Chatham, UK
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25 years ago today, on 16 April 2001 Iowa-class battleship USS Wisconsin (BB-64) opened to the public as a museum ship.
Museumship USS Wisconsin BB-64 at Nauticus, Norfolk, VA
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82 years ago today, on 16 April 1944 Iowa-class battleship USS Wisconsin BB-64 was commissioned with Captain Earl E. Stone in command.
USS Wisconsin BB-64 at Nauticus, Norfolk, VA
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54 years ago today, on 15 April 1972 Knox-class frigate USS Ainsworth (DE-1090) was launched at Avondale Shipyard, Westwego LA, sponsored by Mrs. Katherine Gardner Ainsworth, the widow of Vice Admiral Ainsworth.
She was transferred to Turkey as TCG Ege (F-256)) on 27 May 1994, and is now a museum ship in Izmir, Turkey.
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On 15 April 1967 Foxtrot-class Foxtrot B-39 was launched at Admiralty shipyard in Leningrad (Saint Petersburg) Russia.
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