On 12 August 1943, Mazapeta (YT-181) was completed and put in to service in the 3rd Naval District.
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On 12 August 2000, Gearing class destroyer USS Orleck (DD-886), was returned to the US
Seen here during the return home ceremony in Orange, TX
MuseumShip at the Jacksonville Naval Museum, Jacksonville, FL
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On 12 August 1998, Portuguese 50 gun frigate Dom Fernando II e Glória was delivered to the Navy Museum after being considered by Decree an Historical Navy Ship on 18 July 1998.
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On 12 August 1989, Russian Foxtrot-class subamrine B440 was involved in an incident involving a Norweigen Trawler, the submarine while submerged travelling around 2 knots became entangled in the Trawlers nets, the submarine subsequently surfaced and cut herself free from the entanglement.
The Captain of the B440 noted that despite efforts to raise the trawler on international channel 16 no one on board responded.
The incident took place in International waters.
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