On 22 September 1936, Jan van Amstel-class minesweeper HNLMS Abraham Crijnssen was launched at Gusto Shipyard, Schiedam, Netherlands
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On 22 September 1956, a replica of the 17th-century ship Mayflower, Mayflower II was launched at Upham shipyard, Bixham, Devon, UK, christened by Stewart Upham & Reis Leming.
Plimoth Patuxet Museums, Plymouth, MA
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On 21 September 1939, MY Philante entered in Royal Navy service as HMS Philante. After WWII she was sold back to her previous owner, Thomas Sopwith, who sold it to Norway in July 1947, to be used as King Haakon's 75th birthday present. At commissioning on 17 May 1948 she was renamed 'Norge'
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On 21 September 1944, LCI(L)-351-class large landing craft USS LCI(L)-1091 was commissioned with LTjg. Henry S. Allen Jr. in command
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On 21 September 1973, Gearing-class destroyer USS Eversole DD-789 was struck from the Naval Vessel Register. She was transferred to Tukey on 11 July 1973 as TCG Gayret (D-352), an is now a museum ship in Izmit, Turkey.
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