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HMS M33 launched

109 years ago today, on 22 May 1915 M29-class monitor HMS M33 was launched at Workman Clark, Belfast, for Harland and Wolff
MuseumShip at National Museum of the Royal Navy, Portsmouth, UK

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USS Dolphin (AGSS-555) flooding and fire

On 21 May 2002 Dolphin-class submarine USS Dolphin (AGSS-555) partially flooded and had a fire due to a failed torpedo tube gasket.
MuseumShip at Maritime Museum of San Diego, CA

 

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USS Hazard - AM-240 launched

On 21 May 1944 Admirable-class minesweeper USS Hazard - AM-240 was launched by the Winslow Marine Railway & Shipbuilding Co., Winslow, WA, sponsored by JoAnne Ruth Heddens.
MuseumShip at Freedom Park (Omaha, Nebraska)

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HMCS Ojibwa (S72) decommissioned

26 years ago today, on 21 May 1998 Oberon-class submarine HMCS Ojibwa (S72) was decommissioned.
MuseumShip at Museum of Naval History, Port Burwell, ON, Canada

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Flore (S645) commissioned

60 years ago today, on 21 May 1964 French Daphne-class submarine Flore (S645) was commissioned with Lt. Barbier in command.
MuseumShip at Sous-marin Flore-S645 & son Musée, Lorient, France

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