81 years ago today, on 11 April 1945, Fletcher-class destroyer USS Kidd - (DD-661) was hit by a kamikaze during the Okinawa campaign, killing 38 men and wounding 55.
USS Kidd Veterans Museum, Baton Rouge, LA
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81 years ago today, on 11 April 1945, Iowa-class battleship USS Missouri - (BB-63) was hit by a kamikaze during the battle for Okinawa.
Battleship Missouri Memorial, Honolulu, HI
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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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34 years ago toay, on 11 April 1992 Midway-class aircraft carrier USS Midway CV-41 was decommissioned by her last CO, Capt. Larry Ernst.
MuseumShip at USS Midway Museum, San Diego, CA
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57 years ago today, on 11 April 1967, German type-205 submarine U9 was commissioned.
MuseumShip at Technik Museum Speyer, Speyer, Germany.
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