23 years ago today, on 27 February 2001, Kalvari-class diesel-electric submarine of the Indian Navy INS Kursura (S20) was decommissioned.
MuseumShip in Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, India
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79 years ago today USS Cobia suffers her only casualty of WWII.
20mm loader Ralph Clark Huston Jr was wounded by enemy fire the day before during an egagement in which Cobia sank two targets with gunfire. He succumbs to his wounds and is buried at sea the on February 27 1945.
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117 years ago today, on 27 February 1907, modified Pisa-class armored cruiser Georgios Averof was laid down at Cantiere navale fratelli Orlando, Livoro, Italy.
Museum ship at Palaio Faliro, Greece
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On February 26 1955, Iowa-class battleship USS Missouri (BB-63) was decommissioned for the first time at the Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, Bremerton, Washington
Battleship Missouri Memorial, Honolulu, HI
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On February 26 1991, Greek Fletcher-class destroyer 'Velos' D-16 was decommissioned and became a museum ship, now anchored in the Naval Tradition Park at Palaio Faliro near Athens. She was built as the USS Charette (DD-581), decommissioned on 15 January 1947, and transferred to the Hellenic Navy on 16 June 1959.
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