12 July 1991, Des Moines-class heavy cruiser USS Salem CA-139 was struck from the Naval Vessel Register.
Museum ship USS Salem, Quincy, MA
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38 years ago today, on 7 December 1986, Treasury-class Cutter USCGC Taney WHEC-37 was decommissioned after fifty years of service.
She continues to serve as a museum ship in Baltimore, MD.
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82 years ago today, on 7 December 1942, Balao-class submarine USS Bowfin SS-287 was launched at Portsmouth Naval shipyard, Kittery, ME, sponsored by Mrs. Jane Gawne, wife of Captain James Gawne.
USS Bowfin Submarine Museum & Park, Honolulu, HI
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On 7 December 1941, Pennsylvania-class battleship USS Arizona (BB-39) was sunk at Pearl Harbor during a surprise military strike by the Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service.
Pearl Harbor National Memorial, Honolulu, HI
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82 years ago today, on 7 December 1942, Iowa-class battleship USS New Jersey BB-62 was launched at Philadelphia Naval Shipyard, The ship was christened at her launching by Carolyn Edison, wife of Governor Charles Edison of New Jersey, himself a former Secretary of the Navy.
Battleship New Jersey, Camden, NJ
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