On 30 September 1971, Amphion-class or Acheron-class submarine HMS Alliance (P417) experiences a fatal battery explosion.
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95 years ago today, on 30 September 1929, Japanese ocean liner Hikawa Maru was launched at Yokohama Dock Co.
Now a museum ship in Yokohama, Japan.
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On 29 September 1941, Tribal-class destroyer HMCS Haida (G63) was laid down at Vickers-Armstrong Ltd, Newcastle-Upon-tyne.
Friends of HMCS Haida, Hamilton, ON, Canada
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110 years ago today, on 29 September 1914, C-class light cruiser HMS Caroline was launched at Cammell Laird, Birkenhead, England, by Lady Lawrence Power
MuseumShip HMS Caroline in Belfast, UK
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On 28 September 1942, Jan van Amstel-class minesweeper HNLMS Abraham Crijnssen was commissioned into Australian Navy as HMAS Abraham Crijnssen, Lieutenant Arthur Irwin Chapman, RANR in command. She was reclassified as an anti-submarine convoy escort, and was also used as a submarine tender for the Dutch submarines that relocated to Australia following the Japanese conquest.
MuseumShip at Marinemuseum, Den Helder, Netherlands
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62 years ago today, on 27 September 1962, Oberon-class submarine HMS Onyx was laid down at Chatham Dockyard.
During construction the submarine was transferred to the Royal Canadian Navy, and was launched as HMCS Ojibwa. The submarine was named after the Ojibwe First Nations people, and was assigned the pennant number S 72.
Now a museum ship at the Museum of Naval History in Port Burwell, Ontario, Canada.
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70 years ago today, on 26 September 1954, T 47-class destroyer Maillé-Brézé D627 was launched at Arsenal de Lorient, Lorient France.
MuseumShip in Nantes, France
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On 25 September 1964, Peder Skram-class frigate HDMS Peder Skram (F352) was laid down at Helsingør Skibsværft, Helsingør Denmark
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On 25 September 1965, Oberon-class submarine HMCS Onondaga (S73) was launched at Chatham Dockyard, England
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