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Maillé-Brézé D-627 commissioned

68 years ago today, on 4 May 1957 T 47-class destroyer Maillé-Brézé D-627 was commissioned with Capitaine de vaisseau (captain) Robert Mine in command.
MuseumShip Maillé-Brézé, Nantes, France

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PT-796 laid down

On 3 May 1945 PT-796 was laid down at Higgins Industries.
MuseumShip at Battleship Cove, Fall River, MA

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Gorch Fock launched

On 3 May 1933 German three-mast barque Gorch Fock was launched at Blohm & Voss, Hamburg, Germany.
MuseumShip Gorch Fock I, Stralsund, Germany

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Pender County launched

On 2 May 1945, LST-542-class USS LST-1080 was launched at the Bethlehem-Hingham Shipyard, Inc, Hingham, MA.
MuseumShip at the SapKyoHo National Sightseeing Resort, South Korea

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QE2 starts maiden voyage

Today in 1969, Cunard Line's Queen Elizabeth 2 starts her maiden voyage from Southampton to New York, taking 4 days, 16 hours, and 35 minutes.
The QE2 Dubai, UAE

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