On 7 October 1865, ironclad turret ship Huáscar was launched for the Peruvian Navy at Laird Brothers, Birkenhead, England
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On 3 October 1965, Norwegian Type 207 submarine HNoMS Uthaug was launched at Rheinstahl-Nordseewerke, Emden, Germany. She was transferred to Denmark and commissioned in their Navy on October 10, 1990.
In this picture HDMS Sælen is lifted aboard the German contract vessel Grietje. The submarine was transported from Bahrain to Denmark inside the Grietje in the Danish Navy's first cost-saving trial. 11 June 2003.
Now a museum ship in Copenhagen, Denmark
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72 years ago today, on 2 October 1953, Tench-class submarine USS Thornback (SS-418) was recommissioned after GUPPY conversion, with Lieutenant Commander Thomas C. Jones, Jr., in command.
Transferred to Turkey as TCG Uluçalireis (S 338) on 1 July 1971, and now a MuseumShip at the Çanakkale Naval Museum, Çanakkale, Turkey
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79 years ago today, on 2 October 1946, the last seagoing passenger-carrying paddle steamer in the world, PS Waverley was launched at A & J. Inglis, Glasgow.
Operational MuseumShip PS Waverley, Glasgow, UK
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