83 years ago today, on May 1 1943, Balao-class submarine USS Bowfin (SS-287) was commissioned for the first time, CDR Joseph H. Willingham in command.
MuseumShip at USS Bowfin Submarine Museum & Park, Honolulu, HI
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82 years ago today, on May 1 1944, Cannon-class destroyer escort USS Slater (DE-766) was commissioned, Lieutenant Commander Marcel J. Blancq in command.
MuseumShip USS Slater, Albany, NY
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24 years ago today, on 1 May 2002 Italian Sauro class Submarine Nazario Sauro (S518) was decommissioned.
MuseumShip at Galata Museo de Mare - Genova, Italy
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46 years ago today, on 1 May 1980 USS Albacore AGSS-569 was struck from the Naval Vessel Register.
MuseumShip at Albacore Park, Portsmouth, NH
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64 years ago today, on 1 May 1962 the first nuclear-powered merchant ship NS Savannah was delivered to the Maritime Administration.
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MuseumShip NS Savannah, Baltimore, MD
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