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Hornet commissioned

82 years ago tpday, on 29 November 1943, Essex-class Aircraft Carrier USS Hornet CV-12 was commissioned for the first time with Capt. Miles R. Browning in command.
USS Hornet - Sea, Air and Space Museum, Alameda, CA

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Keewatin retired

60 years ago today, on 29 November 1965, passenger liner SS Keewatin was taken out of service after 57 years of service.
MuseumShip at Museum of the Great Lakes, Kingston, Ontario, Canada

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Otway launched

59 years ago today, on 29 November 1966, Oberon-class submarine HMAS Otway (S 59) was launched at Scotts Shipbuilding and Engineering Company, Greenock, Scotland, sponsored by Princess Marina: the first RAN submarine and second RAN vessel after the cruiser HMAS Canberra to be launched by a member of the Royal Family.
Holbrook Submarine Museum, Holbrook, NSW, Australia

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Mikhail Kutuzov launched

74 years ago today, on 29 November 1951, Sverdlov-class cruiser Mikhail Kutuzov was launched at shipyard # 444 in Nikolaev City
Museum ship in Novorossiysk, Russia

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