By the Navy News Service
1861 - USS Surprise captures Confederate privateer . 1898 - Marines land at , , and raise flag. 1949 - First Navy firing of a high altitude Viking rocket at White Sands, NM.
Today in U.S. Naval History - May 23 1850 - Navy sends USS Advance and USS Rescue to attempt rescue of Sir John Franklin's expedition, lost in Arctic. 1939
The Mexican Navy contracted Damen Shipyards Group for the design and material package of a Damen Stan Patrol 4207, including technical assistance. Construction
Imtech Marine signed a contract to be involved in the execution of the capability upkeep program Walrus-class submarines (IP-W) of the Royal Netherlands Navy. The