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Torsk struck

54 years ago today, on 15 December 1971, Tench-class submarine USS Torsk (SS-423) was struck from the Naval Vessel Register.
USS Torsk SS-423 at Historic Ships in Baltimore, MD

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Edson decommissioned

37 years ago today, on 15 December 1988, Forrest Sherman-class destroyer USS Edson (DD-946) was decommissioned.
Saginaw Valley Naval Ship Museum USS Edson DD946, Bay City, MI

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Silversides commissioned

84 years ago today, on 15 December 1941, Gato-class submarine USS Silversides SS-236 was commissioned with LCdr.Creed C. Burlingame in command.
USS Silversides Submarine Museum, Muskegon, MI

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Joseph P. Kennedy Jr. commissioned

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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Baylander decommissioned and struck

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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