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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72 years ago today, on 30 June 1953, Cannon-class destroyer escort, USS McAnn (DE-179) was transferred to Brazil as 'Bauru' (D-18).
MuseumShip in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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60 years ago today, on 29 June 1965, Australian Oberon-class submarine HMAS Otway (S59) was laid down at Scotts Shipbuilding and Engineering Company, Greenock, Scotland.
Holbrook Submarine Museum, Holbrook, NSW, Australia
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12 years ago today, on 29 June 2013, Canadian Oberon-class submarine HMCS Ojibwa (S72) opened to the public at the Museum of Naval History in Port Burwell, Ontario, Canada
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28 years ago today, on 28 June 1997, the city of Karlskrona donated the full rigger 'Jarramas' to the Marin museum, on its opening day.
MuseumShip at the Marin Museum, Karlskrona, Sweden
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51 years ago today, on 27 June 1974, Italian submarine 'Nazario Sauro' (S-518) was laid down at Fincantieri Monfalcone, Italy.
MuseumShip at Galata Museo del Mare, Genoa, Italy
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92 years ago today, on 26 June 1931, MV Moonta was launched at the Danish shipyard Burmeister & wain.
MuseumShip Lydia Moonta, Le Barcarès, France
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