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T3, one of T6's sister ships

T6 was a sea-going torpedo boat operated by the Royal Yugoslav Navy between 1921 and 1941. Originally built in 1916 for the Austro-Hungarian Navy as a 250t-class torpedo boat, she saw active service during World War I, performing convoy, patrol, escort and minesweeping tasks, and anti-submarine operations. Following Austria-Hungary's defeat in 1918, she was allocated to the navy of the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes, which later became the Royal Yugoslav Navy, and was renamed T6. During the interwar period, T6 and the rest of the navy were involved in training exercises and cruises to friendly ports. She was captured during the Axis invasion of Yugoslavia, and after modernisation she was employed on second-line duties in the Adriatic Sea. She was scuttled by her crew on 11 September 1943 in the aftermath of the Italian capitulation. (This article is part of a featured topic: Ships of the Royal Yugoslav Navy.)

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1547 – Anglo-Scottish Wars: English forces defeated the Scots at the Battle of Pinkie near Musselburgh, Lothian, Scotland.
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1990 – Pope John Paul II consecrated the Basilica of Our Lady of Peace, one of the largest churches in the world, in Yamoussoukro, Ivory Coast.
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The lesser yellowlegs (Tringa flavipes) is a medium-sized shorebird in the sandpiper family, Scolopacidae. It is migratory, breeding in the wetlands of the boreal forest across Alaska and northern Canada, and wintering in a region from coastal North America through Central America, the Caribbean and South America. It is 23–25 cm (9.1–9.8 in) long with a wingspan of 59–64 cm (23–25 in), and has yellow legs and a slender, straight bill. The species forages actively in shallow water and on land, feeding mainly on invertebrates, small fish and crustaceans. Both parents incubate the eggs and care for the young. It is classified as a vulnerable species by the IUCN, with threats including hunting during migration, habitat loss and degradation, and the possible effects of climate change on its breeding habitat. This lesser yellowlegs was photographed in Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge, New York City, United States.

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