51 years ago today, on 15 March 1975, Chinese Jiangdon-class frigate 'Yingtan' (531) was commissioned.
MuseumShip at Qingdao Naval Museum, Qingdao, China
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On 15 March 1909, Florida-class battleship USS Utah (BB-31) was laid down at the New York Shipbuilding Corporation in Camden, NJ.
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83 years ago today, on 15 March 1943 Balao-class submarine USS Pampanito SS-383 keel was Laid at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, Kittery, ME.
MuseumShip at San Francisco Maritime National Park Association, San Francisco, CA
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74 years ago today, on 15 March 1952 Tribal-class destroyer HMCS Haida (DDE215) was recommissioned, Cdr. Dunn Lantier in command.
MuseumShip at Friends of HCMS Haida, Hamilton, ON, Canada
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52 years ago today, on 15 March 1974 Essex-class aircraft carrier USS Intrepid CVS-11 was decommissioned for the final time.
In 1976, Intrepid was moored at Philadelphia Naval Shipyard in Philadelphia and hosted exhibits as part of the United States Bicentennial celebrations.
Plans originally called for Intrepid to be scrapped after decommissioning, but a campaign led by real estate developers Zachary and Larry Fisher and the Intrepid Museum Foundation saved the carrier and established it as a museum ship. In August 1982, the ship opened at Pier 86 on the Hudson River in New York City as the Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum. Four years later, Intrepid was officially designated as a National Historic Landmark
MuseumShip at Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum, New York, NY
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74 years ago today, on 15 March 1952 unique research submarine USS Albacore AGSS-569 keel was laid at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, Kittery, Maine.
MuseumShip at Albacore Park., Portsmouth, NH
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114 years ago today, on March 15 1912, Dutch logger Balder (VL.92) was laid down at de Jong's Shipyard in Vlaardingen, Netherlands.
MuseumShip at Stichting Zeillogger Balder, Vlaardingen, Netherlands
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