80 years ago today, on 15 December 1945, Gearing-class destroyer USS Joseph P. Kennedy Jr. - DD-850 was commissioned with CDR H.G. Moore in command.
USS Joseph P. Kennedy Jr DD850 at Battleship Cove, Fall River, MA
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14 years ago today, on 15 December 2011, Helicopter Landing Trainer (HLT) USS Baylander (IX-514) was decommissioned and struck from the Naval Vessel Register.
Baylander Steel Beach, New York, NY
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64 years ago today, on 15 December 1961, general cargo ship MS Cap San Diego was launched at the Deutsche Werft, Hamburg Germany.
MS Cap San Diego, Hamburg, Germany
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112 years ago today, on 15 December 1913, Swedish SS Bohuslän was launched at Eriksbergs Mekaniska Verkstad, Göteborg, Sweden.
Ångaren BOHUSLÄN, Göteborg, Sweden
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10 years ago today, on 15 December 2015, the Maritime Monuments Preservation Foundation transferred the HNLMS Mercuur back to Royal Netherlands Navy.
After asbestos abatement by the the Navy she was transferred to the Maritime Heritage Foundation and is now a museum ship in Vlissingen, Netherlands
Museumship Hr.Ms. Mercuur, Vlissingen, Netherlands
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