69 years ago today, on 15 April 1957 Barbel-class submarine USS Blueback SS-581 was laid down at Ingalls Shipbuilding, Pascagoula, MS.
MuseumShip at the Oregon Museum of Science and Industry (OMSI), Portland, OR
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73 years ago today, on 16 April 1953 Royal Yacht HMY Britannia was launched by Queen Elizabeth II at John Brown and Company.
The Royal Yacht Britannia, Edinburgh, UK
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On 16 April 1953 pilot cutter MV Wyuna was launched at Ferguson Shipbuilders, Glasgow, Scotland.
Future MuseumShip at Victorian Maritime Centre, Crib Point, VIC, Australia
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83 years ago today, on 15 April 1943 Essex-class aircraft carrier USS Yorktown (CV-10) was commissioned with Captain Joseph J. Clark in command.
MuseumShip at Patriots Point Naval & Maritime Museum, Mount Pleasant, SC
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43 years ago today, on 15 April 1983, Japanese Yūshio-class submarine JDS Akishio was laid down by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries in Kobe, Japan. Now a museum ship in Kure, Japan.
MuseumShip JMSDF Kure Museum, Hiroshima, Japan
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57 years ago today, on 14 April 1969, Gato-class submarine USS Drum (SS-228) was donated to the USS Alabama Battleship Commission.
MuseumShip at USS Alabama Battleship Memorial Park, Mobile, AL
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56 years ago today, on April 13 1968, Lütjens-class guided-missile destroyer FGS Mölders (D186) was launched at Bath Iron Works, Bath, Maine, christened for Luftwaffe Oberst (Colonel) Werner Mölders by his mother Anne-Marie Mölders.
MuseumShip at Deutsches Marine museum, Wilhelmshaven, Germany
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44 years ago today, on 12 April 1982, steam-propelled, sidewheel dustpan dredge William M. Black was added to the National Register of Historic Places.
MuseumShip at National Mississippi River Museum & Aquarium, Dubuque, IA
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60 years ago today, on April 12 1966, Lütjens-class guided-missile destroyer FGS Mölders (D186) was laid down at Bath Iron Works, Bath, Maine
MuseumShip at Deutsches Marinemuseum, Wilhelmshaven, Germany
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83 years ago today, on 12 April 1943 River-class frigate HMAS Diamantina (K377) was laid down at Walkers Ltd. Maryborough, Queensland, Australia.
MuseumShip at Queensland Maritime Museum, Brisbane, QLD, Australia
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