On 11 January 1995, Knox-class frigate USS Ainsworth (FF-1090) was struck from the Naval Vessel Register. She had been transferred in 1994 to Turkey as TCG Ege, and is now a museum ship in Izmir.
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On 11 January 1954, Her Majesty's Yacht Britannia was commissioned with Captain J.S. Dalglish in command.
The Royal Yacht Britannia, Edinburg, UK
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35 years ago today, on 10 January 1991, Potvis-class submarine HNLMS Tonijn (S805) was decommissioned.
She has since been preserved as a museum boat at the Dutch Naval Museum in Den Helder, Netherlands
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71 years ago today, on 9 January 1955, Russian Whiskey-class submarine S-189 was commissioned.
MuseumShip in St. Petersburg, Russia
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80 years ago today, on 8 January 1946, Gearing-class destroyer USS Eversole (DD-789) was launched at Todd Pacific Shipyards, Seattle, WA, sponsored by Mrs. S. R. Eversole, mother of Lt. (j.g.) Eversole, a naval aviator who was killed in the Battle of Midway.
She was decommissioned and transferred to Turkey as TCG Gayret (D-352) on 11 July 1973, where she is now a museum ship in Izmit.
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84 years ago today, on 8 January 1942, Bathurst-class corvette HMAS Whyalla (J-153) was commissioned with LEUT Leslie N. Morison RANR(S) in command.
Museum ship in Whyalla City, SA, Australia
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61 years ago today, on 8 January 1965, Oslo-class frigate HNoMS Narvik (F304) was launched at Navy Yard in Horten, Norway.
Museumsskipet KNM Narvik, Horten, Norway
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117 years ago today, on 5 January 1908, Drazki-class Bulgarian torpedo boat Drazki was commissioned.
Военноморски музей-Варна, Varna, Bulgaria
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68 years ago today, on 2 January 1958, LST-542-class USS Pender County (LST-1080) was decommissioned, after transfer to South Korea as ROKS Hwa San - (LST-679)
Museum ship at SapKyoHo National Sightseeing Resort, South Korea
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25 years ago today, on 31 December 2000, Willemoes-class fast attack craft HDMS Sehested (P547) was decommissioned. She was handed over to the Royal Danish Naval Museum and docked at the historic Holmen naval base in Copenhagen to serve as a museum ship.
Museum ship at Skibene på Holmen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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