131 years ago today, on 5 February 1895, USS Olympia C-6 was commissioned for the first time with Capt. John J. Read in command
Cruiser Olympia at Independence Seaport Museum, Philadelphia, PA
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3 February 1973, USCGC Lilac (WAGL-227) was decommissioned.
Lilac Preservation Project, New York, NY
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3 February 1945, USS LCS(L)(3)-102 was launched at Commercial Iron works, Portland, OR.
She was transferred to Japan in April 1953 as JDS Himawari, on to Thailand as HTMS Nakha (LSSL-751) in 1966 and returned to the US in 2007. Now a museum ship in Vallejo, CA.
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180 years ago today, on 2 February 1845, Portuguese 50 gun frigate Dom Fernando II e Glória starts her maiden voyage under the command of Captain Torcato José Marques
MuseumShip at CCM-Comissão Cultural de Marinha, Almada, Portugal
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