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Alexander Henry launched

66 years ago today, on 18 July 1958, Canadian icebreaker CCGS Alexander Henry was launched at Port Arthur Shipbuilding Co. Ltd., Port Arthur.
MuseumShip at Transportation Museum of Thunder Bay, Thunder Bay, ON, Canada.

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PT-796 commissioned

79 years ago today, on 17 July 1945 PT-796 was commissioned

 

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Protected Cruiser Aurora returns to St. Petersburg

On 16 July 2016 Russian Pallada-class Protected Cruiser Aurora returned to St. Petersburg after overhaul in Kronstadt

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Hudson's maiden voyage

84 years ago today, on 15 July 1939, Dutch ocean-going tug Hudson starts her maiden voyage under captain B.C. Weltevreden.
MuseumShip Hudson, Maassluis, Netherlands

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Stewart laid down

81 years ago today, on 15 July 1942, Edsall-class destroyer escort USS Stewart (DE-238) was laid down at Brown Shipbuilding, Houston, TX.
MuseumShip at the Galveston Naval Museum, Galveston, TX

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