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USS Bowfin SS-287 becomes a museum ship

on 1 April 1981 Balao-class submarine USS Bowfin SS-287 became a museum ship in Pearl Harbor, HI.
MuseumShip at USS Bowfin Submarine Museum & Park, Honolulu, HI

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Hawaiian Chieftain maiden voyage

On 1 April 1990, Hawaiian Chieftain starts her maiden voyage to French Polynesia, arriving in Papeete on April 20.

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Foxtrot B-39 decommissioned

on 1 April 1994 Project 641 (Foxtrot-class) diesel-electric attack submarine Foxtrot B-39 was decommissioned.

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USS Croaker SS-246 laid down

on 1 April 1943 Gato-class submarine USS Croaker SS-246 was laid down at Electric Boat Co.. Groton, CT.
MuseumShip at Buffalo and Erie County Naval and Military Park, Buffalo, NY

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Maillé-Brézé decommissioned

38 years ago today, on 1 April 1988, T-47-class destroyer Maillé-Brézé D-627 was decommissioned.
MuseumShip Maillé-Brézé, Nantes, France

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