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MAS-15 commissioned

On July 29 1916, Italian torpedo boat MAS-15 was commissioned.
MuseumShip in Rome, Italy

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Protected Cruiser Aurora commissioned

On 29 July 1903 Russian Pallada-class Protected cruiser, Aurora was commissioned

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HMS Alliance (P-417) launched

On 28 July 1945 Amphion-class or Acheron-class submarine HMS Alliance (P-417 ) was launched at Vickers Armstrong

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HMAS Gladstone P-216 launched

On 28 July 1984 Fremantle-class patrol boat HMAS Gladstone P-216 was launched at North Queensland Engineers and Agents. Launching Lady: Senator Lady Florence Bjelke-Petersen
MuseumShip at Gladstone Maritime Museum. Gladstone, QLD, Australia

 

 

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HMCS Onondaga (S73) decommissioned

On 28 July 2000 Oberon class submarine HMCS Onondaga (S73) was decommissioned by her last CO LCdr A.R. Wamback
MuseumShip at Site historique maritime de la Pointe-au-Père, Rimouski, QC, Canada

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HMS Medusa laid down

On 27 July 1943, Harbour Defence Motor Launch HMS Medusa was laid down at R A Newman and Sons in Hamworthy, Poole, Dorset, UK.

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SS Great Britain starts maiden voyage

On 26 July 1845 former passenger steamship SS Great Britain started her maiden voyage from Liverpool to New York

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Angara launched

124 years ago today, on 25 July 1900, Russian icebreaker Angara was launched from a shipyard  in Listvyanka into Lake Baikal.
The icebreaker was ordered at Armstrong & Co, Newcastle, transported from Britain in sections, traveling by ship and by horse, and was assembled and launched in Listvyanka 
MuseumShip in Irkutsk, Russia.

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USS Rogers transferred

43 years ago today, on 25 July 1981 Gearing-class destroyer USS Rogers (DD-876) was transferred to South Korea as ROKS Jeon Ju (DD-925), and is now a museum ship at SapKyoHo National Sightseeing Resort, located at Dangjin-Gun, Chung Nam Province, South Korea.

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HMAS Whyalla laid down

On 24 July 1940, Bathurst-class corvette, HMAS Whyalla (J153) was laid down at Broken Hill Pty Co. Ltd in whyalla, south Australia.

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