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This Day in Naval History – June 23
1933 - Commissioning of USS Macon, Navy's last dirigible 1961 - Navy's first major low frequency radio station commissioned at Cutler, ME 1972 - Navy helicopter squadron aids flood-stricken resi
This Day in Naval History – June 22
1945 - Okinawa declared secure after most costly naval campaign in history. U.S.
This Day in Naval History – June 21
1945 - Okinawa declared secure after most costly naval campaign in history. U.S.
This Day in Naval History – June 18
1833 - USS Delaware enters drydock at Gosport Navy Yard in Norfolk, VA, the first warship to enter a public drydock in the United States 1870 - USS Mohican burns Mexican pirate ship Forward 1898
This Day in Naval History – June 16
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This Day in Naval History – June 15
1944 - Fifth Fleet lands Marines on Saipan, under the cover of naval gunfire, in conquest of Marianas 1963 - Launching of combat store ship, Mars (AFS-1), first of new class of underway replenishme
This Day in Naval History – June 14
1777 - Continental Congress adopts design of present U.S. 1940 - Franklin D. 1985 - Steelworker Second Class Robert D. Stethem, USN of Underwater Construction Team…
This Day in Naval History – June 11
1764-Sandy Hook Lighthouse, at the south point of the entrance to New York Harbor, was first lighted. Today, its octagonal tower, built by Mr. Isaac Conro of New…
This Day in Naval History – June 10
1854 - U.S. Naval Academy at Annapolis, MD, holds first formal graduation exercises. Previous classes graduated without ceremony.
This Day in Naval History – June 9
1942 - First Navy photograhic interpretation unit set up in the Atlanic.
This Day in Naval History – June 8
1830 - Sloop-of-war Vincennes becomes first U.S. 1937 - Observation of total eclipse of the sun by U.S. Navy detachment commanded by CAPT J. F. Hellweg, USN, participating…
This Day in Naval History – June 7
1819- LT John White on merchant ship Franklin, anchored off Vung Tau is first U.S. 1917 - U.S.
This Day in Naval History – June 4
1942 - Battle of Midway (4-6 June) begins; during battle, the 4 Japanese carriers which attacked Pearl Harbor are sunk; this decisive U.S.
This Day in Naval History – June 3
1785 - Order to sell last ship remaining in Continental Navy, frigate Alliance . No other Navy were ships authorized until 1794. 1898 - Collier Merrimac sunk in channel leading to Santiago…
This Day in Naval History – June 2
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…
This Day in Naval History – June 1
1813 - HMS Shannon captures USS Chesapeake, Capt. James Lawrence. As the mortally wounded Captain Lawrence was carried below, he ordered "Tell the men to fire faster!
This Day in Naval History – May 28
1917 - First underway fueling in U.S. Navy, USS Maumee fuels 6 destroyers in North Atlantic. LCDR Chester W. Nimitz served as Maumee's executive officer and chief engineer.
This Day in Naval History – May 27
1805 - Naval forces capture Derne, Tripoli; raise U.S.
This Day in Naval History – May 26
1944 - USS England sinks fifth Japanese submarine in one week 1952 - Tests from 26-29 May demonstrate feasibility of the angled-deck concept conducted on simulated angled deck on USS Midway 1990
This Day in Naval History – May 25
1952 - USS Iowa bombards Chongjin, Korea. 1973 - Launch of Skylab 2 mission, which was first U.S. manned orbiting space station. It had an all Navy crew of CAPT Charles Conrad, Jr., USN.