25 years ago today, on 16 April 2001 Iowa-class battleship USS Wisconsin (BB-64) opened to the public as a museum ship.
Museumship USS Wisconsin BB-64 at Nauticus, Norfolk, VA
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82 years ago today, on 16 April 1944 Iowa-class battleship USS Wisconsin BB-64 was commissioned with Captain Earl E. Stone in command.
USS Wisconsin BB-64 at Nauticus, Norfolk, VA
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54 years ago today, on 15 April 1972 Knox-class frigate USS Ainsworth (DE-1090) was launched at Avondale Shipyard, Westwego LA, sponsored by Mrs. Katherine Gardner Ainsworth, the widow of Vice Admiral Ainsworth.
She was transferred to Turkey as TCG Ege (F-256)) on 27 May 1994, and is now a museum ship in Izmir, Turkey.
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On 15 April 1967 Foxtrot-class Foxtrot B-39 was launched at Admiralty shipyard in Leningrad (Saint Petersburg) Russia.
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69 years ago today, on 15 April 1957 Barbel-class submarine USS Blueback SS-581 was laid down at Ingalls Shipbuilding, Pascagoula, MS.
MuseumShip at the Oregon Museum of Science and Industry (OMSI), Portland, OR
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