111 years ago today, on 4 December 1914, C-class light cruiser HMS Caroline was commissioned, Captain H. Ralph Crooke commanding
Museum ship HMS Caroline at the National Museum of the Royal Navy, Belfast, UK
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On 4 December 1911, Ottoman Navy minelayer Nusret was launched at Schiff & Maschinenbau AG 'Germania' at Kiel, Germany.
Museum ship in Tarsus, Turkey
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On 4 December 1967, Australian Oberon-class submarine HMAS Onslow (SS-60) was laid down at Scotts Shipbuilding and Engineering Company, Greenock, UK.
Museum ship at Australian National Maritime Museum, Sydney, NSW, Australia.
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33 years ago today, on 4 December 1991 schooner Governor Stone was added to the National Register of Historic Places. A year later, on 4 December 1992, she was designated a National Historic Landmark.
Governor Stone, Panama City, FL
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34 years ago today, on 4 December 1990, Danish Tumleren-class submarine HDMS Sælen (S323) sank while being towed from Copenhagen to Aarhus. On 17 December, she was raised by the German floating crane Roland and taken to Aarhus for repair. On 10 August 1993, diving approval was issued and the boat was recommissioned.
Now a museum ship at Skibene på Holmen, Copenhagen, Denmark.
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