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Fireboat Fred A. Busse commissioned

On 4 May 1937, Chicago fireboat Fred A. Busse entered service as the largest diesel powered fireboat in the world
Chicago Fireboat Tours, Chicago, IL

 

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USS Missouri donation agreement signed

On May 4 1998, Iowa-class battleship USS Missouri (BB-63) 's donation agreement was signed by Secretary of the Navy, the Honorable John H. Dalton, that will send the famed battleship to Pearl Harbor Hawaii.
Battleship Missouri Memorial, Honolulu, HI

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USS Lucid MSO-458 commissioned

on 4 May 1955 Aggressive-class minesweeper USS Lucid MSO-458 was commissioned, Lt J.H. Graham in command
USS Lucid (MSO-458), Stockton, CA

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U-2540 scuttled

On May 4 1945, Type XXI U-boat U-2540 (Wilhelm Bauer) , was scuttled near the Flensburg lightship.
MuseumShip at the Deutsches Schifffahrtmuseum - DSM, Bremerhaven, Germany

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Maillé-Brézé D-627 commissioned

On 4 May 1957 T 47-class destroyer Maillé-Brézé D-627 was commissioned with Capitaine de vaisseau (captain) Robert Mine in command.
MuseumShip Maillé-Brézé, Nantes, France

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