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At random: When the nuclear powered submarine USS SEADRAGON surfaced at the North Pole while charting the Northwest passage in August 1960, the crew organized a baseball game. Because of Polar time differences, when a batter clouted a home run it would land in either the next day or in 'yesterday'.

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Posted 2018-04-15 3:59 AM (#88133)

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Subject: 4-14/15 history

4-14-1941 USS Gar was commissioned into service at New London, Connecticut, United States with Lieutenant D. McGregor in command. ww2dbase

Atlantic 04/15/68: The USS Scorpion (SSN-589) collides with a barge during a storm in Naples harbor, Italy. The submarine was alongside the barge which was used as a buffer between the submarine and another U.S. warship.The barge and the Scorpion's stern came together and then the barge was swamped and went down. The Scorpion returned to Naples on 20 April and divers descending to untangle a fishing line from its propeller made a partial inspection of its and reported no damage.

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