On 28 May 1940 Flower-class corvette HMCS Sackville (K181) was laid down at Saint John Dry Dock and Shipbuilding Co. Ltd., Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada
Canada's Naval Memorial - HMCS Sackville, Halifax, NS, Canada
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21 years ago today, on May 28 2003, Lütjens-class guided-missile destroyer FGS Mölders (D186) was decommissioned in Wilhelmshaven, after traveling 776,839 miles.
MuseumShip at Deutsches Marinemuseum, Wilhelmshaven, Germany
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81 years ago today, on May 28 1943, Tacoma-class patrol frigate USS Glendale (PF-36) was launched at Consolidated Steel Corporation, Wilmington, California, sponsored by Miss Shirley Schlichtman. Transferred to Thailand as HTMS Tachin (PF-1) on 29 October 1951, where she is now a museum ship at the Thai Armed Forces Academies Preparatory School, Nakhon Nayok, Thailand.
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62 years ago today, on 28 May 1962 former lighthouse tender MV Cape Don was launched at the State Dockyard NSW
MV Cape Don, Waverton, NSW, Australia
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