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USS Massachusetts opens as museum ship

59 years ago today, on 14 August 1965, South Dakota-class battleship USS Massachusetts (BB-59) opens as museum ship at Battleship Cove.
USS Massachusetts  BB59 at Battleship Cove, Fall River, MA

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USS Torsk sinks last combat vessel of WWII

79 years ago today, on August 14th, 1945, USS Torsk sank Japanese coastal defense vessels Nos. 13 and 37. The crew would later learn that they earned the distinction of sinking the last combat vessels of the war.
MuseumShip at Historic Ships in Baltimore, MD

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