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USS Turner Joy DD-951 launched

68 years ago today, on 5 May 1958 Forrest Sherman-class destroyers USS Turner Joy DD-951 was launched at Puget Sound Bridge and Dredging Co., Seattle, WA, sponsored by Mrs. C. Turner Joy
MuseumShip USS Turner Joy, Bremerton, WA

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HMAS Abraham Crijnssen decommissioned

83 years ago today, on 5 May 1943 Jan van Amstel-class minesweeper HMAS Abraham Crijnssen was decommissioned and returned by the RAN to Royal Netherlands Navy as HNLMS Abraham Crijnssen.
MuseumShip at MarineMuseum, Den Helder, Netherlands

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HDMS Sehested (P547) launched

49 years ago today, on 5 May 1977 Willemoes-class fast attack craft HDMS Sehested (P547) was launched at Frederikshavn Værft A/S, Denmark.
MuseumShip at Museet Skibene på Holmen, Copenhagen, Denmark

 

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Lembit opened to the public

41 years ago today, on 5 May 1985, EML Lembit opened to the public as a war memorial.
Museumship at Eesti Meremuuseum, Tallinn, Estonia

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HMS Ocelot launched

64 years ago today, on 5 May 1962, Oberon-class submarine HMS Ocelot (S17) was launched by Lady Sanders, wife of Vice-Admiral Sir T. Sanders, at the Chatham Dockyard.
MuseumShip at the Historic Dockyard Chatham, UK

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