80 years ago today, on 1 January 1945, Tench-class submarine USS Requin (SS-481) was launched at the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, Kittery, Maine, sponsored by Mrs. Slade D. Cutter.
Museum ship at the Carnegie Science Center, Pittsburgh, PA
84 years ago today, on 31 December 1940, Woban-class district harbor tug Hoga (YT-146) was launched at Consolidated Shipbuilding Corp., Morris Heights, NY.
Museum ship at Arkansas Inland Maritime Museum, North Little Rock, AR
82 years ago today, on 31 December 1943, Fletcher-class destroyer USS Cassin Young (DD-793) was commissioned with CDR Earl Tobias Schreiber in command.
Friends of the Cassin Young at Boston National Historical Park, Boston, MA
On 31 December 1968, Active Class Cutter USCGC McLane (WSC-146) was decommissioned.
Museum ship at USS Silversides Submarine Museum, Muskegon, MI
25 years ago today, on 31 December 2000, Willemoes-class fast attack craft HDMS Sehested (P547) was decommissioned. She was handed over to the Royal Danish Naval Museum and docked at the historic Holmen naval base in Copenhagen to serve as a museum ship.
Museum ship at Skibene på Holmen, Copenhagen, Denmark
26 years ago today, on 31 December 1999, Gearing-class destroyer ROKS Jeon Ju (DD-925), (former USS Rogers -DD-876), was decommissioned by the South Korean Navy and is now a museum ship at SapKyoHo National Sightseeing Resort, located at Dangjin-Gun, Chung Nam Province, South Korea.
56 years ago today, on 30 December 1969, Gato-class submarine USS Cavalla (SS-244) was struck from the Naval Vessel Register.
Galveston Naval Museum, Galveston, TX
84 years ago today, on 30 December 1941, Flower-class corvette HMCS Sackville (K181) was commissioned with Lieutenant W. R. Kirkland in command.
Canadian Naval Memorial Trust, Halifax, NS Canada
45 years ago today, on 30 December 1980, Polish coal and ore freighter SS Soldek was taken out of service after 31 years, and is preserved an a museum ship in Gdańsk, as a part of National Maritime Museum collection.
Museum ship at Narodowe Muzeum Morskie w Gdansku, Gdansk, Poland
On 29 December 1941, Pennsylvania-class battleship USS Arizona (BB-39) was decommissioned.
Pearl Harbor National Memorial, Honolulu, HI