On 25 October 1968, Dutch Dokkum-class minesweeper HNLMS Roermond was commissioned for the third time, LTZ2OC A. H. Thierens commanding
MuseumShip at Zeekadetkorps Lemmer, Lemmer, Netherlands
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On 25 October 1934, USCGC Electra (WPC-187) was commissioned. Just over a year later she was commissioned into the United States Navy as USS Potomac, and became President Franklin Delano Roosevelt's yacht.
Museum ship USS Potomac, Oakland, CA
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On 25 October 1996, Tarantul-class corvette USNS Hiddensee arrived at Battleship Cove, Fall River, MA
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74 years ago today, on 25 October 1951, Tang-class submarine USS Tang (SS-563) was commissioned, Commander Enders P. Huey in command. She was transferred to Turkey as TCG Pirireis (S-343) on 8 February 1980, and is now a museum ship in Izmir, Turkey.
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82 years ago today, on 25 October 1943, Liberty ship SS Arthur M. Huddell was laid down at St. Johns River Shipbuilding, Jacksonville, FL.
Museum ship at Όμιλος Φίλων Λίμπερτυ, Piraeus, Greece
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