On 21 April 1944 USS Croaker SS-246 was commissioned with CDR John E. Lee in command.
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Today in 1946, Gato-class submarine USS Silversides (SS-236) was decommissioned.
USS Silversides Submarine Museum, Muskegon, MI
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On 15 April 1967 Foxtrot-class Foxtrot B-39 was launched at Admiralty shipyard in Leningrad (Saint Petersburg) Russia.
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69 years ago today, on 15 April 1957 Barbel-class submarine USS Blueback SS-581 was laid down at Ingalls Shipbuilding, Pascagoula, MS.
MuseumShip at the Oregon Museum of Science and Industry (OMSI), Portland, OR
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57 years ago today, on 14 April 1969, Gato-class submarine USS Drum (SS-228) was donated to the USS Alabama Battleship Commission.
MuseumShip at USS Alabama Battleship Memorial Park, Mobile, AL
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37 years ago today, on 11 April 1989 unique research submarine USS albacore AGSS-569 was listed on the National Register of Historic Places and designated as a National Historic Landmark.
MuseumShip at Albacore Park, Portsmouth, NH
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75 years ago today, on 10 April 1951 Gato-class submarine USS Cavalla SS-244 was commissioned for the second time, LCDR M.C. Duncan commanding. She was assigned to Submarine Squadron 8 and engaged in various fleet exercises in the Caribbean and off Nova Scotia.
MuseumShip at Galveston naval Museum, Galveston,. TX
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On 10 April 1971 Soviet Foxtrot class Scorpion (B-427) was laid down at Sudomekh Shipyard Leningrad.
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80 yars ago today, on 6 April 1946 Balao-class submarine USS Batfish SS-310 was decommissioned for the first time.
MuseumShip at Muskogee War Memorial Park - Home of the USS Batfish, MUskogee, OK
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On 5 April 1958 the U.S. Navy's early attempt of a cruise missile submarine USS Growler SSG-577 was launched at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, Kittery, ME.
MuseumShip at Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum, New York, NY
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