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This Day in Naval History - April 22

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April 22, 2008

From the Navy News Service

1778 - Capt. John Paul Jones of Ranger leads a landing party raid on .
1898 - warships begin a blockade of .
1987 - The U.S. Navy is ordered to provide assistance to neutral vessels under Iranian attack outside the exclusion zone and that requested help.

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