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Kalmar Nyckel launched

On 28 September 1997 the Kalmar Nyckel (replica) was launched.
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HMAS Abraham Crijnssen commissioned

On 28 September 1942, Jan van Amstel-class minesweeper HNLMS Abraham Crijnssen was commissioned into Australian Navy as HMAS Abraham Crijnssen, Lieutenant Arthur Irwin Chapman, RANR in command. She was reclassified as an anti-submarine convoy escort, and was also used as a submarine tender for the Dutch submarines that relocated to Australia following the Japanese conquest.
MuseumShip at Marinemuseum, Den Helder, Netherlands

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Mayu decommissioned

On 28 September 1979, Burmese UBS Mayu was decommissioned. She was the former River-class frigate HMS Fal.
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