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USS Cod SS-224 commissioned

On 21 June 1943 Gato-class submarine USS Cod SS-224 was commissioned with LCDR James C. Dempsey in command.
MuseumShip USS Cod, Cleveland, OH

 

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USCGC Mackinaw (WAGB-83) moves to permanent berth

15 years ago today, on 21 June 2006 ice breaker USCGC Mackinaw (WAGB-83) moved under its own power from Cheboygan (where she was decommissioned on 10 June 2006), to Mackinaw City, MI, where she now serves as a museum ship known as Icebreaker Mackinaw Maritime Museum

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Johanna van der Merwe S99 launched

55 years ago today, on 21 June 1970 Daphne-class submarine SAS Johanna van der Merwe - S99 was launched at Dubigeon-Normandy Shipyard, She was renamed to SAS Assegaai - (S99) in 1997.
Assegaai Submarine Museum, Simon's Town, South Africa

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Spa launched

On 21 June 1954, Belgian coastal minesweeper 'Spa' (M-927) was launched at the Boelwerf, Temse, Belgium.
MuseumShip Bernisse, Hellevoetsluis, Netherlands

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Ohio opened as a museum

On 21 June 2019, tug Ohio opened to the public.
MuseumShip at National Musem of the Great Lakes, Toledo, OH

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