On 21 September 1945, Motor Torpedo Boat PT-617 was completed at Electric Boat Co., Bayonne, NJ. The boat was assigned to MTB Squadron 42 and slated for service with the Pacific Fleet, but this was later cancelled.
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On 20 September 1969, Lütjens-class guided-missile destroyer FGS Mölders (D186) was commissioned, Kapitän zur See Günther Fromm commanding.
MuseumShip at Deutsches Marinemuseum, Wilhelmshaven, Germany
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On 20 September 1967, Cunard's QE2 was launched at John Brown and Company, Clydebank, Scotland, christened by Queen Elizabeth II
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The QE2 Dubai, United Arab Emirates
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On 20 September 1911, German four-masted steel barque Passat was launched at Blohm & Voss, Hamburg, Germany.
MuseumShip in Travemünde, Germany
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On 19 September 1942, Liberty ship SS John W. Brown went in service with the War Shipping Administration.
She was the 62nd Liberty ship constructed at the Bethlehem-Fairfield yard, and completed in just 54 days.
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