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Today in U.S. Naval History: June 2

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June 2, 2014

USS Long Island (Photograph from the Bureau of Ships Collection in the U.S. National Archives.)

USS Long Island (Photograph from the Bureau of Ships Collection in the U.S. National Archives.)

Today in U.S. Naval History - June 2

1861 - USS Perry captures Confederate privateer Savannah

1941 - First aircraft escort vessel, USS Long Island (ACG-1), commissioned, then reclassified as an auxiliary aircraft carrier (AVC-1) on 20 August and finally reclassified as an escort carrier (CVE-1) in July 1943.

For more information about naval history, visit the Naval History and Heritage Command website at history.navy.mil.

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