150 years ago today, on 5 July 1874, Argentinian ARA Uruguay was commissioned.
Museum ship in Puerto Madero, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
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87 years ago today, on 5 July 1939, Dutch ocean going tug Hudson starts her sea trials.
Museumschip Hudson, Maassluis, Netherlands
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36 years ago today, on 5 July 1990, Danish frigate HDMS Peder Skram (F-352) was decommissioned.
Fregatten Peder Skram at Museet Skibene Pa Holmen
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36 years ago today, on 5 July 1990, Danish Søløven-class fast patrol boat Søbjornen (P-512) was decommissioned.
MuseumShip at Springeren - Maritimt Olevelsescenter, Aalborg, Denmark
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61 years ago today, on 5 July 1965, Cunard's Queen Elizabeth 2 was laid down at John Brown and Company, Clydebank, Scotland as yard number 736.
MuseumShip The QE2 Dubai, UAE
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115 years ago today, on 4 July 1911, TSS Earnslaw was laid down at McGregor and Company, Dunedin, New Zealand.
MuseumShip at RealNZ, Queenstown, New Zealand
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86 years ago today, on 2 July 1943, River-class frigate HMS Fal was commissioned.
She was transferred to Burma on 25 May 1947 as UBS Mayu, and has been preserved as a museum ship at Myanmar Naval Training Headquarters
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72 years ago today, on 1 July 1953, Australian Daring-class destroyer HMAS Vampire (D11) was laid down at Cockatoo Island Dockyard, Sydney, Australia
MuseumShip at the Austalian National Maritime Museum, Sydney, NSW Australia
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On July 1 1971, Tench-class submarine USS Thornback (SS-418) was decommissioned for the last time, and transferred to Turkey as TCG Uluçalireis (S 338).
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41 years ago today, on 1 July 1984, Swedish Halland-class destroyer HSwMS Småland was decommissioned.
MuseumShip at Maritiman, Gothenburg, Sweden.
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