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S-56 launched

25 December 1939, today 78 years ago S-56 was launched at Dalzavod, Vladivostok

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Polaris (Thea Foss) purchased

23 December 1940, today 77 years ago Polaris (the current Thea Foss) was purchased by the United States Navy and converted for naval service by the Winslow Marine Railway and Shipbuilding Co. Inc., Winslow, Washington.

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USS Lucid decommissioned

23 December 1970, today 47 years ago USS Lucid MSO-458 was decommissioned

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Mary A. Whalen aground

23 December 1968, today 49 years ago Coastal tanker Mary A. Whalen ran aground on a sandbar off Rockaway Point outside New York harbor, resulting in the case UNITED STATES v. RELIABLE TRANSFER CO.

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HDMS Sehested laid down

22 December 1976, today 41 years ago HDMS Sehested (P547) was laid down at Frederikshavn Værft A/S

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