83 years ago today, on 22 July 1943, German museum ship Type-VII submarine U-995 was launched at Blohm & Voss Hamburg, Germany.
Deutscher Marinebund, Laboe, Germany
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72 years ago today, on 22 July 1954, Dutch minesweeper HNLMS Onverschrokken (M886) was commissioned. She was built as the AM-480 class fleet minesweeper AM-483 by Peterson Builders Inc., Sturgeon Bay, WI, and transferred to the Netherlands under the MDAP.
MuseumSchip Hr.Ms. Mercuur, Vlissingen, Netherlands
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44 years ago today, on July 21 1982, Brazilian Cannon-class destroyer-escort 'Bauru' (former USS McAnn - DE-179) became a museum ship in Rio de Janiero, Brazil
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56 years ago today, on 21 July 1970, Soviet Kiev-class aircraft carrier 'Kiev' was laid down at Chernomorsky Shipyard 444 in Mykolaiv, Ukraine.
MuseumShip at Binhai Aircraft Park, a theme park in Tianjin, China.
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99 years ago today, on 20 July 1927, pilot-boat/lighthouse tender SS John Oxley was launched at Bow, McLachlan & Co, Paisley, Scotland.
MuseumShip John Oxley - Australia's Last Coastal Steamship at Sydney Heritage Fleet, Sydney, Australia
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On 19 July 1843, passenger steamship SS Great Britain was launched at William Patterson Shipbuilders in Bristol, England.
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On 19 July 2011, Wild Goose, former USS YMS-328 , was added to the National Register of Historic Places
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56 years ago today, on 18 July 1968, Canadian hydrofoil HMCS Bras d'Or (FHE-400) was commissioned.
MuseumShip at the Musée Maritime Du Québec, L'Islet (Qc), Canada
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66 years ago today, on 18 July 1958, Canadian icebreaker CCGS Alexander Henry was launched at Port Arthur Shipbuilding Co. Ltd., Port Arthur.
MuseumShip at Transportation Museum of Thunder Bay, Thunder Bay, ON, Canada.
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