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Springeren decommissioned

34 years ago today, on 31 March 1990, Danish Delfinen-class submarine HDMS Springeren was decommissioned.
MusemShip at the Maritime Experience Center, Aalborg, Denmark

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USS Missouri BB-63 decommissioned

34 years ago today, on 31 March 1992 Iowa-class battleship USS Missouri BB-63 was decommissioned for the last time by Capt. Albert Lee Kaiss.
MuseumShip at Battleship Missouri Memorial, Honolulu, HI

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USS Ainsworth (DE-1090) commissioned

53 years ago today, on 31 March 1973, Knox-class frigate USS Ainsworth (DE-1090) was commissioned at the Norfolk Naval Shipyard, Portsmouth, Virginia with LCdr. Terrence E. Siple in command.
MuseumShip in Izmir, Turkey.

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HMS Caroline decommissioned

15 years ago today, on 31 March 2011 C-class light cruiser HMS Caroline was decommissioned.
HMS Caroline at National Museum of the Royal Navy, Belfast, UK

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S-189 laid down

72 years ago today, on 31 March 1954, Russian Whiskey-class submarine S-189 was laid down at the S. Ordhonikidze yard in Leningrad (Saint Peterburg), Russia
MuseumShip in St. Petersburg, Russia

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