52 years ago today, on 1 October 1972, Edsall-class destroyer escort USS Stewart DE-238 was struck from the Naval Vessel Register.
Galveston Naval Museum, Galveston, TX
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On 1 October 1945, the ceremony of the surrender of Ocean Island was held on the quarterdeck aboard HMAS Diamantina (K377)
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On 1 October 1936, Grom-class destroyer ORP Blyskawica (H34) was launched at J. Samuel White Shipyard, Cowes, Isle of Wight.
Museum ship at Muzeum Marynarki Wojennej w Gdyni, Gdynia, Poland.
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33 years ago today, on 30 September 1991, Iowa-class battleship USS Wisconsin BB-64 was decommissioned in Norfolk, VA for the third and final time, and joined the Reserve Fleet at the Philadelphia Naval Shipyard.
MuseumShip at Nauticus, Norfolk, VA
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67 years ago today, on 30 September 1957, Forrest Sherman-class destroyer USS Turner Joy DD-951 was laid down at Puget Sound Bridge and Dredging Co., Seattle, WA
USS Turner Joy, Bremerton, WA
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