On 20 July 1959, SS Rotterdam was handed over to the Holland-America Line.
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99 years ago today, on 20 July 1927, pilot-boat/lighthouse tender SS John Oxley was launched at Bow, McLachlan & Co, Paisley, Scotland.
MuseumShip John Oxley - Australia's Last Coastal Steamship at Sydney Heritage Fleet, Sydney, Australia
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87 years ago today, on 20 July 1939, South Dakota-class battleship USS Massachusetts (BB-59) was laid down at the Fore River Shipyard of Quincy, Massachusetts.
USS Massachusetts BB59 at Battleship Cove, Fall River, MA
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On 19 July 1843, passenger steamship SS Great Britain was launched at William Patterson Shipbuilders in Bristol, England.
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On 19 July 2011, Wild Goose, former USS YMS-328 , was added to the National Register of Historic Places
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