15 February 1955, USS Growler SSG-577 was laid down at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, Kittery, ME.
MuseumShip at Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum, New York, NY
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84 years ago, on 20 February 1942, Fletcher-class destroyer USS Charette (DD-581) was laid down at the Boston Navy Yard. she was named for Lieutenant George Charrette (1867–1938), who was awarded the Medal of Honor for heroism during the Spanish–American War.
Charette was transferred to the Kingdom of Greece in 1959 and renamed Velos (D16). Velos remained in service until 1991 and was then turned into a museum ship, currently in Thessaloniki
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On 20 February 1953, Essex-class aircraft carrier USS Yorktown CV-10 was recommissioned with Captain William M. Nation in command, after 6 years in the Pacific Reserve Fleet at Bremerton.
Patriots Point Naval & Maritime Museum, Mount Pleasant, SC
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15 February 2010, SS Rotterdam opened to the public as a combination museum/hotel and school for vocational training.
SS Rotterdam, Rotterdam, Netherlands
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14 February 1992, Tarantul I class corvette USNS Hiddensee was commissioned into the United States Navy. She served in the East-German Volksmarine as Rudolf Egelhofer from 1985-1990 and the German Navy as 'Hiddensee' (P6166) from 1990-1991, before being transferred to the USN for evaluation at the Naval Air Warfare Center at Solomons, Maryland. She was removed from service in April 1996, and joined the Battleship Cove fleet on 14 June 1997.
USNS Hiddensee at Battleship Cove, Fall River, MA
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