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HNoMS Alta (M314) decommissioned

29 years ago today, on 23 May 1996 Sauda-class minesweeper HNoMS Alta (M314) was decommissioned.
MuseumShip Venneforeningen for M314 Alta, Oslo, Norway

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HMS M33 launched

109 years ago today, on 22 May 1915 M29-class monitor HMS M33 was launched at Workman Clark, Belfast, for Harland and Wolff
MuseumShip at National Museum of the Royal Navy, Portsmouth, UK

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HMCS Ojibwa (S72) decommissioned

26 years ago today, on 21 May 1998 Oberon-class submarine HMCS Ojibwa (S72) was decommissioned.
MuseumShip at Museum of Naval History, Port Burwell, ON, Canada

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Flore (S645) commissioned

60 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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HDMS Peder Skram (F352) launched

On 20 May 1965 Peder Skram-class frigate HDMS Peder Skram (F352) was launched at Helsingør Skibsværft, Helsingør Denmark.
MuseumShip at Musset Skibene på Holmen, Copenhagen, Denmark.

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USS Gudgeon (SS-567) laid down

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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Fal laid down

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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SS Sicamous launched

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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HDMS Sehested (P547) commissioned

46 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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Narodovolets launched

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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