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Spa launched

On 21 June 1954, Belgian coastal minesweeper 'Spa' (M-927) was launched at the Boelwerf, Temse, Belgium.
MuseumShip Bernisse, Hellevoetsluis, Netherlands

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USS Cavalla SS-244 decommissioned

On 3 June 1968 Gato-class submarine USS Cavalla SS-244 was decommissioned for the 3rd and final time
MuseumShip at Galveston Naval Museum, Galveston, TX

cavalla wikipedia

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USS Cassin Young DD-793 decommissioned

On 28 May 1946 Fletcher-class destroyer USS Cassin Young DD-793 was decommissioned for the first time.
Friends of the Cassin Young FOTCY at Boston National Historical Park, Boston, MA

cassin young in east boston june 4 2013

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Riachuelo added

Added Brazilian Oberon-class submarine Riachuelo (S22) to the website as 367th MuseumShip.

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Clamagore laid down

On March 16 1944, Balao-class submarine USS Clamagore (SS-343) was laid down at Electric Boat Company, Groton, Connecticut.
MuseumShip(ish) at Patriots Point Naval & Maritime Museum, Mount Pleasant, SC

clam

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Slater Signals February 2021

Check out the latest USS Slater Signals newsletter in digital flippingbook format.

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Volochaevets launched

On 16 February 1938, Russian icebreaker/cargo ship Volochaevets was launched at the Matsuo Shipyard on Nagaskai's Koyagi Island, Japan.
She is now a museum ship in Toko, Japan

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Constellation decommissioned

4 February 1955, USS Constellation (IX-20) was decommissioned for the last time, She was then moved to Baltimore in a floating dry-dock for restoration and preservation as a historic ship by a private, non-profit organization.

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Missouri launched

29 January 1944, Iowa-class battleship USS Missouri (BB-63) was launched at the Brooklyn Navy Yard, christened by Mary Margaret Truman, daughter of Harry S. Truman, then a United States Senator from Missouri.
Battleship Missouri Memoral, Honolulu, HI 

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Fir laid down

On 7 January 1939, lighthouse tender USCGC Fir (WLM-212) was laid down at Moore Drydock Company, Oakland, California.

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