209 years ago today, on 25 April 1816, the Royal Navy's HMS Trincomalee was laid down in Bombay, India by the Wadia family.
MuseumShip at the National Museum of the Royal Navy, Hartlepool. UK
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86 years ago today, on 25 April 1939 Ocean-going tug Hudson was launched at P. Smit Jr. Shipyard, Rotterdam, Netherlands, sponsored by Ms. A.L. van Beuningen.
MuseumShip Hudson, Maassluis, Netherlands
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95 years ago today, on April 25 1930, Japanese cargo-passenger liner 'Hikawa Maru' was delivered and entered service for the NYK line.
MuseumShip Hikawa Maru, Yokohama, Japan
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56 years ago today, on 24 April 1969 Daphne-class submarine SAS Johanna van der Merwe S99 was laid down at Dubigeon-Normandy Shipyard, Nantes France. She was renamed SAS Assegaai in 1999, and is now a MuseumShip in Simon's Town, South Africa.
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on 23 April 1947 Essex-class aircraft carrier USS Lexington CV-16 was decommissioned
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