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This Day in Naval History - April 23

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April 23, 2012

From the Navy News Service:

 

  • 1918 - USS Stewart (DD 13) destroys German submarine off France.
  • 1934 - In the first Navy movement through the Panama Canal, more than 100 ships transited.
  • 1945 - In only U.S. use of guided missiles in World War II, two BAT missiles release at Balikpapan, Borneo.
  • 1956 - Project Vanguard, earth satellite launching program, assigned to Deputy Chief of Naval Operations (Air).

 

For more information about naval history, visit the Naval Historical Center Web site at http://www.history.navy.mil.
 

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