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U-2540 launched

81 years ago today, on 13 January 1945, Type XXI U-boat U-2540 (Wilhelm Bauer) , was launched at Blohm & Voss, Hamburg, Germany.
MuseumShip at Technikmuseum, Bremerhaven, Germany

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Te Yang becomes museum ship

17 years ago today, on 22 January 2009, Gearing-class destroyer ROCS Te Yang (DDG-925) is being towed to the Anping Port in Tainan City where it is now a museum ship.
安平定情碼頭-德陽艦園區, Tainan City, Taiwan

 
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Schorpioen launched

158 years ago today, on 18 January 1868, Dutch Schorpioen-class ironclad ram ship HNLMS Schorpioen , was launched at Forges et Chantiers de la Méditerranée, La Seyne-sur-Mer, France.
Museum ship at Marinemuseum, Den Helder, Netherlands 

 

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Lionfish decommissioned

80 years ago today, on 16 January 1946, Balao-class submarine USS Lionfish (SS-298) was decommissioned for the first time at the Mare Island Navy Yard.
MuseumShip USS Lionfish at Battleship Cove, Fall River, MA

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Acacia laid down

82 years ago today, on 16 January 1944, USCGC Acacia - (WLB-406) was laid down at, Zenith Dredge Co., Duluth, Minnesota.
USCGC Acacia at SS city of Milwaukee, Manistee, MI

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