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USS Tang commissioned

74 years ago today, on 25 October 1951, Tang-class submarine USS Tang (SS-563) was commissioned, Commander Enders P. Huey in command. She was transferred to Turkey as TCG Pirireis (S-343) on 8 February 1980, and is now a museum ship in Izmir, Turkey.

 

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SS Arthur M Huddell laid down

82 years ago today, on 25 October 1943, Liberty ship SS Arthur M. Huddell was laid down at St. Johns River Shipbuilding, Jacksonville, FL.
Museum ship at Όμιλος Φίλων Λίμπερτυ, Piraeus, Greece

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USCGC Taney commissioned

88 years ago today, on 24 October 1936, Treasury-class cutter USCGC Taney WHEC-37 was commissioned with Cdr W.K. Thompson in command.
Museum ship at Historic Ships in Baltimore, MD

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B396 commissioned

44 years ago today, on 24 October 1980, Russian Tango-class submarine B396 was commissioned.
Museum ship in Moscow, Russia

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Småland launched

On 23 October 1952, Swedish Halland-class destroyer HSwMS Småland was launched at Eriksbergs Mekaniska Verkstad, Gothenburg, Sweden, christened by Admiral Helge Strömbäck.
Museum ship at Maritiman, Göteborg, Sweden

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