on 5 April 1944 Tench-class submarine USS Thornback (SS-418) was laid down at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, Kittery, ME.
She was transferred to Turkey on July 1 1971 as TCG Uluçalireis (S 338) and is now a Museum submarine at the Rahmi M. Koç Museum in Istanbul, Turkey
5 April 1945, Victory-class cargo ship SS Lane Victory' s keel was laid at California shipbuilding.
MuseumShip in San Pedro, CA
On 5 April 1958 the U.S. Navy's early attempt of a cruise missile submarine USS Growler SSG-577 was launched at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, Kittery, ME.
MuseumShip at Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum, New York, NY
17 years ago today, on 5 April 2007, Japanese Yūshio-class submarine Akishio (SS-579) was put on display at the Kure Maritime Museum, Kure City, Japan
MuseumShip at 海上自衛隊呉史料館 てつのくじら館, Hiroshima, Japan
On 5 April 1945, LST-542-class USS LST-1080 was laid down at the Bethlehem-Hingham Shipyard, Inc, Hingham, MA.
MuseumShip at SapKyoHo National sightseeing resort, South Korea
83 years ago today, on 4 April 1943 Fletcher-class destroyer USS The Sullivans DD-537 was launched at Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corp. San Francisco, CA
MuseumShip at Buffalo and Erie County Naval and Military Park, Buffalo, NY
81 years ago today, on 3 April 1944 Balao-class submarine USS Razorback SS-394 was commissioned with LCDR Albert M. Bontier in command.
MuseumShip at Arkansas Inland Maritime Museum, North Little Rock, AR
78 years ago today, on 3 April 1948 Project B30 Class Polish SS Soldek was laid down at Stocznia Gdanska.
MuseumShip at Narodowe Muzeum Morskie w Gdansku, Gdansk, Poland
63 years ago today, on 3 April 1963, Portuguese 50 gun frigate Dom Fernando II e Glória was destroyed by fire. A huge fire erupted, partially destroying the ship's hull and structure. After the fire was extinguished, the frigate was towed to an area where the navigation on the river Tagus wouldn't be disturbed, remaining abandoned and half buried in the mud-flats for the next 29 years.
Now a rebuild MuseumShip in Almada, Portugal
56 years ago today, on 2 April 1968 Gato-class submarine USS Croaker SS-246 was decommissioned for a 3rd and final time.
MuseumShip at Buffalo and Erie County Naval & Military Park, Buffalo, NY
