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17 Apr 1946
  • Syria became independent from France. ww2dbase [CPC]
  • Escort carrier Wake Island was struck from the US Naval Register. ww2dbase [Wake Island | CPC]
  • Gato-class submarine USS Silversides was decommissioned and placed in the reserve fleet. ww2dbase [Silversides | DS]
Atlantic Ocean
  • USS Wasp accidentally ran aground off New Jersey, United States. ww2dbase [Wasp (Essex-class) | CPC]
United States
  • USS Ancon was struck from the US Navy List. ww2dbase [Ancon | CPC]
  • USS DD-224 was struck from the US Navy List. ww2dbase [Stewart | CPC]

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Contributors: Alan Chanter, C. Peter Chen, Thomas Houlihan, Hugh Martyr, David Stubblebine
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