On 23 July 1759, the 104-gun first-rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, HMS Victory , was laid down at the Chatham Dockyard.
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On 22 July 1987, Gato-class submarine USS Croaker (SS-246) , then a museum ship in Groton, CT was repossessed by the United States Navy, citing deteriorated conditions.
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On 22 July 1943, German museum ship Type-VII submarine U-995 was launched at Blohm & Voss Hamburg, Germany.
Deutscher Marinebund, Laboe, Germany
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On 22 July 1954, Dutch minesweeper HNLMS Onverschrokken (M886) was commissioned. She was built as the AM-480 class fleet minesweeper AM-483 by Peterson Builders Inc., Sturgeon Bay, WI, and transferred to the Netherlands under the MDAP.
MuseumSchip Hr.Ms. Mercuur, Vlissingen, Netherlands
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On 21 July 1942, Gato-class submarine USS Cod (SS-224) was laid down at Electric Boat Company, Groton, CT.
USS Cod, Cleveland, OH
Picture source: Joe Lynch via Cod's Facebook page
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