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Otama launched

On 3 December 1975, Australian Oberon-class submarine HMAS Otama (SS62) was launched at Scotts Shipbuilding and Engineering Company, launched by HRH The Princess Royal.
Victorian Maritime Center, Crib Point, VIC, Australia

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Suur Tõll opens as museum

31 years ago today, on 2 December 1994, Estonian icebreaker Suur Tõll was opened to the public at Estonian Maritime Museum, Tallinn, Estonia

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Gorch Fock laid down

93 years ago today, on 2 December 1932, German three-mast barque Gorch Fock was laid down at Blohm & Voss, Hamburg.
Museum ship Gorch Fock 1, Stralsund, Germany.

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Intrepid laid down

83 years ago today, on 1 December 1941, Essex-class aircraft carrier USS Intrepid CV-11 was laid down at Newport News Shipbuilding.
Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum, New York, NY

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U-995 becomes Norwegian 'Kaura'

72 years ago today, on 1 December 1952, U-995 became Norwegian submarine 'Kaura'. She had surrendered on May 9 1945 in Trondheim, Norway.
Museum ship at Deutscher  Marinebund, Laboe, Germany

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