27 years ago today, on 26 October 1997, Cannon-class destroyer escort USS Slater (DE-766) arrived in Albany
Museum ship USS Slater, Albany, NY
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63 years ago today, on 26 October 1962, Gearing-class destroyer USS Joseph P. Kennedy Jr. (DD 850), send a boarding party over to the freighter Marucla during the Cuban Missile Crisis. XO Reynolds obtained a copy of the merchantman's cargo manifest and checked it against bills of lading.
Museum ship Joseph P. Kennedy Jr. at Battleship Cove, Fall River, MA
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63 years ago today, on 26 October 1962, Potvis-class submarine HNLMS Tonijn (S805) was laid down at Wilton-Fijenoord, Schiedam Netherlands.
Museum ship at Marine museum, Den Helder, Netherlands
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On 25 October 1934, USCGC Electra (WPC-187) was commissioned. Just over a year later she was commissioned into the United States Navy as USS Potomac, and became President Franklin Delano Roosevelt's yacht.
Museum ship USS Potomac, Oakland, CA
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On 25 October 1996, Tarantul-class corvette USNS Hiddensee arrived at Battleship Cove, Fall River, MA
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