On 8 January 1954, Balao-class submarine USS Razorback (SS-394) was recommissioned with LCDR Charles E. Stastny in command.
MuseumShip at Arkansas Inland Maritime Museum, North Little Rock, AR
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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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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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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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