62 years ago today, on 21 May 1964 French Daphne-class submarine Flore (S645) was commissioned with Lt. Barbier in command.
MuseumShip at Sous-marin Flore-S645 & son Musée, Lorient, France
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61 years ago today, on 20 May 1965 Peder Skram-class frigate HDMS Peder Skram (F352) was launched at Helsingør Skibsværft, Helsingør Denmark.
MuseumShip at Museet Skibene på Holmen, Copenhagen, Denmark.
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76 years ago today, on 20 May 1950 Tang-class submarine USS Gudgeon (SS-567) was laid down at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard. Leased (later sold) to Turkey on 30 September 1983 as TCG Hizireis (S342).
Now a museum ship in Izmit, Turkey.
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84 years ago today, on 20 May 1942, River-class frigate HMS Fal was laid down at Smiths Dock Company, South Bank-on-Tees, UK.
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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112 years ago today, on 19 May 1914 SS Sicamous was launched and christened by Mrs. J. I. E. Corbet, daughter of Captain Gore and wife of CPR Superintendent Corbet.
Museumship at SS Sicamous Heritage Park, Penticton, BC, Canada
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48 years ago today, on 19 May 1978 Danish fast attack craft HDMS Sehested (P547) was commissioned.
Museet Skibene på Holmen in Copenhagen, Denmark.
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97 years ago today, on 19 May 1929, Soviet Dekabrist-class submarine 'Narodovolets' was launched at the Baltic plant Leningrad (St Petersburg)
MuseumShip in St. Petersburg, Russia
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83 years ago today, on 18 May 1943 Fletcher-class destroyer USS Charrette (DD-581) was commissioned, with Commander E. S. Karpe in command.
After transfer to Greece in 1959 as "Velos' (D16), she became a museum ship near Athens in 1994. Currently in Thessaloniki
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On 17 May 1980, Russian Tango-class submarine B396 was launched at the Gorky shipyard.
MuseumShip in Moscow, Russia
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83 years ago today, on 17 May 1943, Cannon-class destroyer escort, USS McAnn (DE-179) was laid down at Federal Shipbuilding and Drydock Company, Newark, New Jersey.
She was first loaned, and on 30 June 1953 transferred to the Brazilian Navy as 'Bauru (D-18/U-28/Be-4)'.
MuseumShip in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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