111 years ago today, on 1 April 1915 M29-class monitor HMS M33 was laid down at Workman Clark for Harland and Wolff.
MuseumShip at the National Museum of the Royal Navy, Portsmouth, UK
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21 years ago today, on 1 April 2005, Gearing-class destroyer ROCS Te Yang (DDG-925) was decommissioned at Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
She is the former USS Sarsfield (DD-837), and is now MuseumShip 安平定情碼頭-德陽艦園區 in Tainan City, Taiwain
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34 years ago today, on 31 March 1992 Iowa-class battleship USS Missouri BB-63 was decommissioned for the last time by Capt. Albert Lee Kaiss.
MuseumShip at Battleship Missouri Memorial, Honolulu, HI
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53 years ago today, on 31 March 1973, Knox-class frigate USS Ainsworth (DE-1090) was commissioned at the Norfolk Naval Shipyard, Portsmouth, Virginia with LCdr. Terrence E. Siple in command.
MuseumShip in Izmir, Turkey.
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15 years ago today, on 31 March 2011 C-class light cruiser HMS Caroline was decommissioned.
HMS Caroline at National Museum of the Royal Navy, Belfast, UK
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