On 28 January 1946, Motor Torpedo Boat PT-617 was taken out of service.
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28 January 1914, C-class light cruiser HMS Caroline was laid down at Cammell Laird, Birkenhead, UK
MuseumShip HMS Caroline at the National Museum of the Royal Navy, Belfast, UK
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82 years ago toay, on 27 January 1944, Balao-class submarine USS Razorback (SS-394) was launched at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, Kittery, ME, christened by Mrs. H.F.D. Davis.
Museum ship at the Arkansas Inland Maritime Museum, North Little Rock, AR
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59 years ago today, on 27 January 1967, United States Coast Guard Barque Eagle (WIX-327) departed the Coast Guard Yard maintenance facility at Curtis Bay (near Baltimore, Maryland). On a foggy afternoon with little visibility, she traveled toward the Chesapeake Bay at 6 knots (11 km/h). Shortly after 1:30 PM Eagle collided with the motor vessel Philippine Jose Abad Santos. Fortunately, nobody on either ship was injured. Eagle returned to the shipyard and underwent repairs.
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26 January 1951, Allen M. Sumner-class destroyer USS Laffey (DD-724) was recommissioned with Commander Charles Holovak in command. After shakedown out of San Diego, she headed for the East coast of the US, arriving at Norfolk in February for overhaul followed by refresher training at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba. In mid January 1952, she sailed for Korea.
MuseumShip at Patriots Point Naval & Maritime Museum, Mount Pleasant, SC
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