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Ege (F-256) decommissioned

21 years ago today, on 21 March 2005 Knox-class frigate TCG Ege (F-256) was decommissioned.
MuseumShip in Izmir, Turkey

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Abraham Crijnssen laid down

90 years ago today, on 21 March 1936 Dutch Jan van Amstel-class minesweeper HNLMS Abraham Crijnssen was laid down at Gusto Shipyard, Schiedam, Netherlands.
MuseumShip at Marinemuseum, Den Helder, Netherlands

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Haida (G63) decommissioned

On 20 March 1946 Tribal-class destroyer HMCS Haida (G63) was decommissioned.
MuseumShip at Friends of HMCS Haida, Hamilton, ON, Canada

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Belfast (C35) launched

88 years ago today, on 17 March 1938 Town-class light cruiser HMS Belfast (C35) was launched at Harland and Wolff Shipyard, Belfast, UK, sponsored by Anne Chamberlain, the wife of Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain.
MuseumShip HMS Belfast, London, UK

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LST-1134 launched

79 years ago today, on 16 March 1945, LST-542-class USS LST-1134 was launched at Chicago Bridge & Iron Co., Seneca, IL.
Transferred to Thailand as HTMS Pangan (LST-13) on 16 May 1966, and now a museum ship in Ko Pha-ngan district, Surat Thani, Thailand

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Haida (DDE215) recommissioned

74 years ago today, on 15 March 1952 Tribal-class destroyer HMCS Haida (DDE215) was recommissioned, Cdr. Dunn Lantier in command.
MuseumShip at Friends of HCMS Haida, Hamilton, ON, Canada

 

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Wilhelm Bauer decommissioned

On 15 March 1982, type XXI U-boat Wilhelm Bauer (U-2540) , was decommissioned for the final time.
MuseumShip at Deutsches Schifffahrtmuseum - DSM, Bremerhaven, Germany

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Balder laid down

114 years ago today, on March 15 1912, Dutch logger Balder (VL.92) was laid down at de Jong's Shipyard in Vlaardingen, Netherlands.
MuseumShip at Stichting Zeillogger Balder, Vlaardingen, Netherlands

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S-56 decommissioned

On 14 March 1955 Stalinets-class submarine S-56 was decommissioned.
MuseumShip in Vladivostok, Russia

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Gladstone P216 decommissioned

19 years ago today, on 13 March 2007 Fremantle-class patrol boat HMAS Gladstone P216 was decommissioned.
MuseumShip at Gladstone Maritime Museum, Gladstone, QLD, Australia.

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