105 years ago today, on 14 November 1918 Swedish minesweeper Språngaren was commissioned.
MuseumShip Vedettbåten Sprängaren, Stockholm Sweden
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On 14 November 1863, full-rigged iron windjammer Star of India was launched as 'Euterpe' at shipbuilder Gibson, McDondald & Arnold, of Ramsey, Isle of Man, for the Indian jute trade of Wakefield Nash & Company of Liverpool.
Here seen at Port Chalmers, the port of Dunedin, New Zealand, in 1883.
Now an operational museum ship at Martime Museum of San Diego, CA.
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70 years ago today, on 14 November 1953, Aggressive-class minesweeper USS Lucid MSO-458 was launched at Higgins Inc. Shipyard, New Orleans, LA.
Museum ship USS Lucid (MSO-458), Stockton, CA
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On 14 November 1969, passenger liner SS United States was withdrawn from service while at Newport News for an annual overhaul.
SS United States Conservancy.
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23 years ago today, on 14 November 2000, tank landing ship USS LST 325 departed from Crete, Greece for a 6500 mile journey home to arrive in Mobile, AL on January 10, 2001.
USS LST Ship Memorial, Inc, Evansville, IN
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80 years ago today, on 14 November 1943, Gato-class submarine USS Cavalla SS-244 was launched at Electric Boat Company, Groton, CT, sponsored by Mrs. M. Comstock.
Museum ship at Galveston Naval Museum, TX
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74 years ago today, on 14 November 1949, Soviet Union Tacoma-class frigate EK-22 was returned to the United States and entered the Pacific Reserve Fleet in Yokosuka.
She was finally transferred to Thailand on 29 October 1951 as HTMS Prasae.
She is now a museum ship at Paknam Prasae, Thailand
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