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Wild Goose added to NRHP

On 19 July 2011, Wild Goose, former USS YMS-328 , was added to the National Register of Historic Places

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Bras d'Or commissioned

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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Alexander Henry launched

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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Protected Cruiser Aurora returns to St. Petersburg

On 16 July 2016 Russian Pallada-class Protected Cruiser Aurora returned to St. Petersburg after overhaul in Kronstadt

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Hudson's maiden voyage

84 years ago today, on 15 July 1939, Dutch ocean-going tug Hudson starts her maiden voyage under captain B.C. Weltevreden.
MuseumShip Hudson, Maassluis, Netherlands

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Stickleback sold to Sweden

65 years ago today, on 15 July 1958, HMS Stickleback (X-51) was sold to Sweden as 'Spiggen'
MuseumShip at Scottish Submarine Centre, Helensburgh, Scotland

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Lightship Finngrundet decommissioned

54 years ago today, on 14 July 1969, Swedish Lightship Finngrundet was decommissioned. She was replaced by an unmanned caisson lighthouse and became a museum ship attached to the Vasa Museum.
MuseumShip at the Swedish National Maritime Museum, Stockholm, Sweden

 

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USS Glendale (PF-36) decommissioned

On July 12 1945, Tacoma-class patrol frigate USS Glendale (PF-36) was decommissioned and transferred to the Soviet Union. She was later returned and transferred to Thailand on 29 October 1951, where she is now a museum ship at the Thai Armed Forces Academies Preparatory School, Nakhon Nayok, Thailand.

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USS Pampanito SS-383 launched

On 12 July 1943 Balao-class submarine USS Pampanito SS-383 was launched at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, Kittery, ME
MuseumShip at San Francisco Maritime National Park Association, San Francisco, CA

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HMCS Bras d'Or launched

55 years ago today, on 12 July 1968 hydrofoil HMCS Bras d'Or FHE-400 was launched at Marine Industries Limited, Sorel-Tracy, Quebec.
Musée maritime du Québec - Capitaine J.E, Bernier, L'islet, QC, Canada

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