9 February 1962, Foxtrot B-39 was laid down at Admiralty shipyard in Leningrad (Saint Petersburg) Russia.
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46 years ago today, on 8 February 1980, the lead ship of the Tang-class submarines, USS Tang (SS-563) was decommissioned and leased to Turkey as TCG Pirireis (S343), now a museum ship in Izmir, Turkey.
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66 years ago today, on 7 February 1960, River-class Frigate HMAS Diamantina K377 discovered the deepest known part of the Indian Ocean, now named Diamantina Deep which is 8,047 m (26,401 ft) deep.
MuseumShip at the Queensland Maritime Museum, Brisbane, QLD, Australia
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22 years ago today, on 4 February 2004, Turkish TCG Hizireis (S342) was decommissioned and became a museum ship in Izmit, Turkey.
She is the former Tang-class submarine USS Gudgeon (SS-567).
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On 6 February 1959 LST-542-class USS Pender County (LST-1080) was struck from the Naval Vessel Register.
She was transferred to South Korea in 1959 as ROKS Hwa San (LST-816) ans is now a museum ship, on display alongside ROKS Jeon Ju (DD 925) (former USS Rogers - DD-876) at SapKyoHo National Sightseeing Resort, located at Dangjin-Gun, Chung Nam Province.
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180 years ago today, on 2 February 1845, Portuguese 50 gun frigate Dom Fernando II e Glória starts her maiden voyage under the command of Captain Torcato José Marques
MuseumShip at CCM-Comissão Cultural de Marinha, Almada, Portugal
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70 years ago today, on 1 February 1955, MV 'Wappen von Hamburg' was launched for HADAG Seetouristik und Fährdienst AG at Blohm & Voss in Hamburg, Germany, intended to be used for day long cruise voyages from Hamburg, calling at Cuxhaven, Helgoland, and Hörnum. She was the first ship to be built in West Germany since World War II.
Currently drydocked at Mare Island awaiting scrapping.
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125 years ago today, on February 1 1900, full-rigged Swedish Navy schoolship 'Jarramas' was launched at Karlskronavarvet, Karlskrona, Sweden.
Marinmuseum/Swedish Naval Museum, Karlskrona, Sweden
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31 January 1964, Oberon-class submarine HMS Ocelot (S17) was commissioned and assigned to the 3rd Submarine Squadron, based at HMNB Clyde in Faslane.
Museum ship at the Historic Dockyard Chatham, UK
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