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SS Rotterdam handed over to HAL

On 20 July 1959, SS Rotterdam was handed over to the Holland-America Line.

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SS John Oxley launched

On 20 July 1927, pilot-boat/lighthouse tender SS John Oxley was launched at Bow, McLachlan & Co, Paisley, Scotland.

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Massachusetts laid down

On 20 July 1939, South Dakota-class battleship USS Massachusetts (BB-59) was laid down at the Fore River Shipyard of Quincy, Massachusetts.
USS Massachusetts BB59 at Battleship Cove, Fall River, MA

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