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Ambrose on station

On 1 December 1908, lightship Ambrose (LV-87) had her first day on station in the Ambrose Channel.
Museum ship at South Street Seaport Museum, New York, NY

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Queen Mary laid down

94 years ago today, on 1 December 1930, British ocean liner RMS Queen Mary was laid down at John Brown and Company, Clydebank Scotland.
The Queen Mary, Long Beach, CA

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Kidd struck

50 years ago today, om 1 December 1974, Fletcher-class destroyer USS Kidd DD-661 was struck from the Naval Vessel Register.
Museum ship at USS Kidd Veterans museum, Baton Rouge, LA

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Le Redoutable decommissioned

On 1 December 1991, after exactly 20 years of service, Redoutable-class ballistic missile submarine Le Redoutable (S611) was decommissioned.
Now a museum ship at La Cité de la Mer, Cherbourg, France

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Cassin Young struck

50 years ago today, on 1 December 1974, Fletcher-class destroyer USS Cassin Young DD-793 was struck from the Naval Vessel Register.
Friends of the Cassin Young at the Boston National Historical Park, Boston, MA

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