93 years ago today, on 17 December 1931, the first fireboat powered by internal combustion engines, John J. Harvey was commissioned.
Fireboat John J. Harvey, New York, NY
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55 years ago today, on 17 December 1969, Iowa-class battleship USS New Jersey (BB-62) was decommissioned for a third time, by her CO Capt Robert Charles Peniston, with these words: "Rest well, yet sleep lightly; and hear the call, if again sounded, to provide firepower for freedom."
Battleship New Jersey, Camden, NJ
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