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USS Blueback SS-581 laid down

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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HMY Britannia launched

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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MV Wyuna launched

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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USS Yorktown CV-10 commissioned

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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Akishio laid down

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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USS Drum donated

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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Mölders launched

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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William M. Black added to NRHP

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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Mölders laid down

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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HMAS Diamantina (K377) laid down

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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