4 May 1946
- Launched by Mrs. J. Hamilton Stubbs, HMCS Athabaskan was the last Tribal-class destroyer to be completed. Commissioned on 20 Jan 1948 her first commanding officer was Commander J. S. Davis RCN. Athabaskan saw considerable service in the Korean War and remained in Canadian service until Sep 1964, after which she was gradually run down and finally broken up in Italy in Jul 1969. ww2dbase [AC]
- Allied repatriation ship Hikawa Maru completed its repairs at Uraga, Japan. ww2dbase [Hikawa Maru | Uraga, Kanagawa | CPC]
- N. A. Rozanov stepped down as GUKR SMERSH's chief in the 2nd Byelorussian Front. ww2dbase [CPC]
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