On 30 September 1971, Amphion-class or Acheron-class submarine HMS Alliance (P417) experiences a fatal battery explosion.
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95 years ago today, on 30 September 1929, Japanese ocean liner Hikawa Maru was launched at Yokohama Dock Co.
Now a museum ship in Yokohama, Japan.
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On 29 September 1941, Tribal-class destroyer HMCS Haida (G63) was laid down at Vickers-Armstrong Ltd, Newcastle-Upon-tyne.
Friends of HMCS Haida, Hamilton, ON, Canada
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110 years ago today, on 29 September 1914, C-class light cruiser HMS Caroline was launched at Cammell Laird, Birkenhead, England, by Lady Lawrence Power
MuseumShip HMS Caroline in Belfast, UK
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On 28 September 1942, Jan van Amstel-class minesweeper HNLMS Abraham Crijnssen was commissioned into Australian Navy as HMAS Abraham Crijnssen, Lieutenant Arthur Irwin Chapman, RANR in command. She was reclassified as an anti-submarine convoy escort, and was also used as a submarine tender for the Dutch submarines that relocated to Australia following the Japanese conquest.
MuseumShip at Marinemuseum, Den Helder, Netherlands
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