On 7 November 1969, Balao-class submarine USS Becuna SS-319 was decommissioned.
Submarine Becuna at Independence Seaport Museum, Philadelphia, PA
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140 years ago today, on 7 November 1885, three-masted, iron-hulled barque Polly Woodside was launched at Workman, Clark & Co, Belfast, Northern Ireland, and christened by the owner's wife, Mrs Marian ("Polly") Woodside.
Museum ship at the National Trust of Australia (Victoria), South Wharf, VIC, Australia
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82 years ago today, on 7 November 1943, Balao-class submarine USS Lionfish SS-298 was launched at Cramp Shipbuilding Co, sponsored by Mrs. Harold C. Train.
USS Lionfish is a museum ship at Battleship Cove, Fall River, MA
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77 years ago today, on 6 November 1948, Polish coal and ore freighter SS Soldek was launched at Stocznia Gdanska.
MuseumShip at Narodowe Muzeum Morskie w Gdansky, Gdansk, Poland
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44 years ago today, on 5 November 1981, Pegasus-class hydrofoil USS Aries (PHM-5) was launched at Boeing Marine Systems, Renton, Washington, sponsored by Mrs. Earl B. Fowler, the wife of Vice Admiral Earl B. Fowler, Commander, Naval Sea Systems Command.
Museum ship USS Aries - PHM5, Gasconade, MO
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