34 years ago today, on 31 March 1992 Iowa-class battleship USS Missouri BB-63 was decommissioned for the last time by Capt. Albert Lee Kaiss.
MuseumShip at Battleship Missouri Memorial, Honolulu, HI
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53 years ago today, on 31 March 1973, Knox-class frigate USS Ainsworth (DE-1090) was commissioned at the Norfolk Naval Shipyard, Portsmouth, Virginia with LCdr. Terrence E. Siple in command.
MuseumShip in Izmir, Turkey.
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15 years ago today, on 31 March 2011 C-class light cruiser HMS Caroline was decommissioned.
HMS Caroline at National Museum of the Royal Navy, Belfast, UK
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72 years ago today, on 31 March 1954, Russian Whiskey-class submarine S-189 was laid down at the S. Ordhonikidze yard in Leningrad (Saint Peterburg), Russia
MuseumShip in St. Petersburg, Russia
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81 years ago today, on March 30 1943, PT-305 was laid down by Higgins Industries in New Orleans.
MuseumShip at The National WWII Museum, New Orleans, LA
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202 years ago today, on 30 March 1824 Leda-class frigate HMS Unicorn was launched at Royal Dockyard, Chatham, Kent England.
MuseumShip HMS Unicorn, Dundee, UK
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81 years ago today, on 30 March 1945 Victory ship SS American Victory 's keel was laid at California Shipyards, Los Angeles, CA
MuseumShip at American Victory Ship & Museum, Tampa, FL
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27 years ago today, on 30 March 1999, Australian Oberon-class submarine HMAS Onslow SS-60 was decommissioned.
MuseumShip at Australian National Maritime Museum, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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82 years ago today, on 29 March 1944, Gato-class submarine USS Cobia SS-245 was commissioned for the first time, with LCDR Albert L. Becker in command.
MuseumShip at the Wisconsin Maritime Museum, Manitowoc, WI
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On 29 March 1967, ballistic missile submarine Le Redoutable (S611) was launched at DCN Cherbourg.
MuseumShip at Cité de la Mer, Cherbourg, France.
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