70 years ago today, on 29 December 1955, Dutch Dokkum-class minesweeper HNLMS Roermond was commissioned, LTZ2OC J.L.P. Pronker in command.
MuseumShip at Zeekadetkorps Lemmer, Lemmer, Netherlands
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On 29 December 1941, Pennsylvania-class battleship USS Arizona (BB-39) was decommissioned.
Pearl Harbor National Memorial, Honolulu, HI
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On 29 December 1978, Confederate States submarine 'H.L. Hunley' was added to the National Register of Historic Places.
Friends of the Hunley, Charleston, SC
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82 years ago today, on 29 December 1943, Harbour Defence Motor Launch HMS Medusa was commissioned, TSLt Arthur Maurice Lyddiard RNVR in command.
The Medusa Trust, Gosport, Hampshire, UK
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165 years ago today, on 29 December 1860, 40-gun steam-powered armoured frigate HMS Warrior was launched at Thames Ironworks and Shipbuilding Company, Blackwall, London.
HMS Warrior 1860 at the National Museum of the Royal Navy, Portsmouth, UK
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On 29 December 1951, Dutch tug Holland entered service for Doeksen shipping.
Zeesleepboot Holland, Harlingen, Netherlands
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