113 years ago today, on 22 December 1911, former tender of the White Star Line, SS Nomadic was laid down at Harland and Wolff, Belfast, Northern Ireland
SS Nomadic, Belfast, UK
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48 years ago today, on 22 December 1976, Willemoes-class fast attack craft HDMS Sehested (P547) was laid down at Frederikshavn Værft A/S.
Museum ship at Skibene på Holmen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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64 years ago today, on 21 December 1960, French Daphne-class submarine 'Flore' was launched at Direction des Constructions et Armes Navales, Cherbourg, France.
Sous-marin Flore-S645 & Son Musée, Lorient, France
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On 20 December 1890, steam coaster SS Robin commenced her career in the British coastal service at Liverpool, with a crew of 12 for her maiden voyage.
The SS Robin Trust, London, UK
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69 years ago today, on 19 December 1956, Dokkum-class minesweeper HNLMS Sittard (M830) was commissioned in Hellevoetsluis, Netherlands.
Now serving as Ex-Hr.Ms. Sittard M830 at Zeekadetkorps Harlingen, Netherlands
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81 years ago today, on 18 December 1944, LST-542-class USS LST-1134 (USS Stark County as of 1955) was laid down 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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64 years ago today, on 15 December 1961, general cargo ship MS Cap San Diego was launched at the Deutsche Werft, Hamburg Germany.
MS Cap San Diego, Hamburg, Germany
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112 years ago today, on 15 December 1913, Swedish SS Bohuslän was launched at Eriksbergs Mekaniska Verkstad, Göteborg, Sweden.
Ångaren BOHUSLÄN, Göteborg, Sweden
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10 years ago today, on 15 December 2015, the Maritime Monuments Preservation Foundation transferred the HNLMS Mercuur back to Royal Netherlands Navy.
After asbestos abatement by the the Navy she was transferred to the Maritime Heritage Foundation and is now a museum ship in Vlissingen, Netherlands
Museumship Hr.Ms. Mercuur, Vlissingen, Netherlands
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On 14 December 1906, German Type U 1 submarine U-1 was commissioned.
Deutsches Museum, Munich, Germany
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