On 9 April 1941 North Carolina-class battleship USS North Carolina BB-55 was commissioned for the first time, with Capt. Olaf M. Hustvedt in command.
MuseumBattleShip USS North Carolina (BB55), Wilmington, NC
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80 years ago today, on 8 April 1946 Canadian Flower-class corvette HMCS Sackville (K181) was decommissioned.
MuseumShip at Canadian Naval Memorial Trust Halifax, NS, Canada
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On 8 April 1927 Active-class patrol boat USCGC McLane (WSC-146) was commissioned.
MuseumShip at USS Silversides Submarine Museum, Muskegon, MI
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On 7 April 1944, 180-foot seagoing buoy tender USCGC Acacia (WLB-406) was launched at Zenith Dredge, Duluth Minnesota.
MuseumShip at SS City of Milwaukee, Manistee, MI
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On 7 April 1945, LST-542-class USS LST-1134 was commissioned, LT. Charles R. Barheght USNR in command.
Transferred to Thailand as HTMS Pangan (LST-13) on 16 May 1966, and now a museum ship in Ko Pha-ngan district, Surat Thani, Thailand
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