45 years ago today, on 6 May 1980, type XXI U-boat Wilhelm Bauer (U-2540) , collides with German destroyer Z-3 (D172), former Fletcher-class destroyer USS Wadsworth (DD-516).
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On 5 May 1943 Balao-class submarine USS Batfish SS-310 was launched at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, Kittery, ME.
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On 5 May 1958 Forrest Sherman-class destroyers USS Turner Joy DD-951 was launched at Puget Sound Bridge and Dredging Co., Seattle, WA, sponsored by Mrs. C. Turner Joy
MuseumShip USS Turner Joy, Bremerton, WA
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On 5 May 1943 Jan van Amstel-class minesweeper HMAS Abraham Crijnssen was decommissioned and returned by the RAN to Royal Netherlands Navy as HNLMS Abraham Crijnssen.
MuseumShip at MarineMuseum, Den Helder, Netherlands
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On 5 May 1977 Willemoes-class fast attack craft HDMS Sehested (P547) was launched at Frederikshavn Værft A/S, Denmark.
MuseumShip at Museet Skibene på Holmen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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