On 18 August 1997, Iris-class 180-foot buoy tender USCGC Bittersweet (WLB-389) was decommissioned. She was transferred to Estonia on 5 September 1997 as 'Valvas' (PVL-109), and is now a museum ship in Tallinn, Estonia.
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On 18 August 1986, Soviet Dekabrist-class submarine 'Narodovolets' was authorized by General Secretary Mikhail Gorbachev to become a museum ship,
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60 years ago today, on 19 August 1964, Danish Søløven-class fast patrol boat Søbjornen (P-512) was launched by the Royal Dockyard, Copenhagen, Denmark
MuseumShip at Maritime Experience Center Aalborg, Denmark
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50 years ago today, on 20 August 1974 T-1-class training submarine USS Marlin - SST-2 becomes a museum ship at Freedom Park, Omaha, NE
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62 years ago today, on 20 August 1962 the first nuclear-powered merchant ship NS Savannah started her maiden voyage.
First stop; Savannah , GA her homeport. During its six-day stay in Savannah, an estimated 35,000 visitors toured the ship.
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