119 years ago today, on 4 August 1906, German Empire's submarine 'U-1' was launched at Germania Werft, Kiel, Germany.
Museum boat at Deutsches Museum, Munich, Germany
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109 years ago today, on 3 August 1916, Imperial Russian Navy icebreaker Krasin was launched as 'Svyatogor'
MuseumShip in St. Petersburg, Russia
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83 years ago today, on 2 August 1941, Danish HDMS Askø (MHV-81) was commissioned.
MuseumShip at Koldkrigsmuseum Langelandsfort, Bagenkop, Denmark
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130 years ago today, on 2 August 1894, the first steam turbine-powered steamship 'Turbinia' was launched by Brown and Hood, Wallsend on Tyne, UK.
MuseumShip at the Discovery Museum, Newcastle Upon Tyne, UK
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16 years ago today, on 1 August 2007, Norwegian Oslo-class frigate Narvik (F304) was decommissioned.
Museumsskipet KNM Narvik, Horten, Norway
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51 years ago today, on 1 August 1973, Tench-class submarine USS Thornback (SS-418) was struck from the Naval Vessel Register. She was transferred to Turkey on July 1 1971 as TCG Uluçalireis (S-338).
MuseumShip at Çanakkale Naval Museum, Çanakkale, Turkey
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72 years ago today, on 1 August 1952, Greek armored cruiser Georgios Averof was decommissioned.
MuseumShip at Marina Trokadero, near Athens, Greece.
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162 years ago today, on 1 August 1861, British 40 gun armored frigate HMS Warrior was commissioned, Captain Arthur Cochrane in command.
MuseumShip HMS Warrior at the National Museum of the Royal Navy, Portsmouth, UK
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128 years ago today, on 31 July 1896 Barque Belem started her maiden voyage to Montevideo and Belem (Brasil).
She's homeported in Nantes, France
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79 years ago today, on 31 July 1945, Gearing-class destroyer USS Sarsfield - (DD-837) was commissioned at Boston Naval Shipyard with Commander Hepburn A. Pierce in command.
She was transferred to Taiwan as ROCS 'Te Yang' on October 1 1977. Now a museum ship in Tainan City, Taiwan.
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