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TSS Earnslaw launched

113 years ago today on February 24 1912, New Zealand's museum ship TSS Earnslaw was launched at McGregor and Company, Dunedin, New Zealand.
Operational Museum Ship at RealNZ, Queenstown, New Zealand

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USS Iowa BB-61 commissioned

22 February 1943, Iowa-class battleship USS Iowa BB-61 was commissioned with Capt. John L. McCrea in command.
Pacific Battleship Center - Battleship USS Iowa, San Pedro, CA

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Haida (DDE-215) struck

22 February 1964, Tribal-class destroyer HMCS Haida (DDE-215) was struck from service in the Royal Canadian Navy.
Friends of HMCS Haida, Hamilton, ON, Canada

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Mikhail Kutuzov laid down

22 February 1950, Sverdlov-class cruiser Mikhail Kutuzov was laid down at shipyard # 444 in Nikolaev City.

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U9 decommissioned

On 3 June 1993, German type-205 submarine U9 was decommissioned after sailing a total of 174,850 nautical miles.
MuseumShip at the Technik Museen Sinsheim Speyer, Speyer, Germany
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