Famous Ships and Boats in History

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Other Countries Ships in World War I and II

Blyshawica, ORP — Polish destroyer, Grom-class
She is the only Polish Navy ship to have been decorated with the Virtuti Militari, Poland's highest military order for gallantry. She is the oldest preserved destroyer in the world. LAUNCHED: 1937, November 25 → FATE: On display as a museum ship in Gdynia, Poland.

Georgios Averof — Greek Armored cruiser
The only anored cruiser still in existence. The ship served as the Greek flagship during most of the first half of the 20th century. LAUNCHED: 1910, March 12 → FATE: She has been reinstated on active duty as a museum ship in the Naval Tradition Park in Faliro, Athens.

Gerda III — Danish lighthouse tender
During WWII, in 1943, she was used to smuggle about 300 Jews from Nazi occupied Denmark to Sweden. The rescue story is the subject of the 1991 film A Day in October. LAUNCHED: 1928 → FATE: On exhibit at the Museum of Jewish Heritage in New York City.

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Mars — Swedish three masted warship
One of the largest warships at the time and the first ship to sink another ship with gunfire. The shipwreck was found by a team of divers north of the island Oland August 19, 2011. LAUNCHED: 1564 → FATE: Caught fire and exploded during the First Battle of Oland, May 31, 1564.

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Szent István, SMS — Hungarian dreadnought
The only battleship whose sinking was filmed during World War I. Having spent most of the war at anchor or out on gunnery training, she was sunk in her first and only mission; 89 sailors died. LAUNCHED: 1914, January 18 → FATE: Torpedoed off Premuda Island June 10, 1918.

The number of Other Countries Ships in World War I and II listed is 5

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First Ship on each page
Page	Ship Name (Country and Type)
1.	Georgios Averof (Greek Armored cruiser)

Other Countries Ships in World War I and II
1.	Georgios Averof Greek Armored cruiser
2.	Gerda III Danish lighthouse tender
3.	Mars Swedish three masted warship
4.	Szent István, SMS Hungarian dreadnought

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There are more than 400 ships in this database, but the initial list is only for famous ships names that begin with letters "A-B". For other listings, use the country and type tabs.

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