72 years ago today, on 1 August 1952, Greek armored cruiser Georgios Averof was decommissioned.
MuseumShip at Marina Trokadero, near Athens, Greece.
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162 years ago today, on 1 August 1861, British 40 gun armored frigate HMS Warrior was commissioned, Captain Arthur Cochrane in command.
MuseumShip HMS Warrior at the National Museum of the Royal Navy, Portsmouth, UK
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128 years ago today, on 31 July 1896 Barque Belem started her maiden voyage to Montevideo and Belem (Brasil).
She's homeported in Nantes, France
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79 years ago today, on 31 July 1945, Gearing-class destroyer USS Sarsfield - (DD-837) was commissioned at Boston Naval Shipyard with Commander Hepburn A. Pierce in command.
She was transferred to Taiwan as ROCS 'Te Yang' on October 1 1977. Now a museum ship in Tainan City, Taiwan.
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