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This Day in Naval History β August 31
1842 - Congress replaces the Board of Navy Commissioners, a group of senior officer who oversaw naval technical affairs, with the five technical Bureaus, ancestors of the Systems Commands.
This Day in Naval History β August 30
1913 - Navy tests Sperry gyroscopic stabilizer (automatic pilot) 1929 - Near New London, CT, 26 officers and men test Momsen lung to exit submerged USS S-4 1961 - Two Cuban frigates fire on a Na
This Day in Naval History β August 27
1917 - Squadron of minesweepers departs U.S. 1944 - USS Stingray (SS-186) lands men and supplies on Luzon, Philippines to support guerilla operations against the Japanese.
This Day in Naval History β August 26
1775 - Rhode Island Resolve: Rhode Island delegates to Continental Congress press for creation of Continental Navy to protect the colonies 1839 - Brig Washington seizes Spanish slaver, Amistad near
This Day in Naval History β August 25
1843 - Steam frigate Missouri arrives at Gibralter completing first Trans-Atlantic crossing by U.S. steam powered ship. 1942 - Five Navy nurses who became POWs on Guam repatriated .
This Day in Naval History β August 24
1942 - U.S. carrier aircraft begin 2-day Battle of Eastern Solomons where Japanese task force defeated and one Japanese carrier sunk. Japanese recall expedition to recapture Guadalcanal.
This Day in Naval History β August 23
1958 - Massive concentration of Pacific Fleet in Quemoy-Matsu area prevents invasion of islands by China. 1958 - In Taiwan Straits Crisis, Units of 7th Fleet moveβ¦
This Day in Naval History β August 20
1952 - In interservice air operation at Chang Pyong-ni, Korea, U.S. Navy, Marine and Air Force aircraft destroy 80 percent of assigned area. 1959 - USS Thetis Bayβ¦
This Day in Naval History β August 19
1812 - USS Constitution captures HMS Guerriere. 1818 - CAPT James Biddle takes possession of Oregon Territory for U.S.
This Day in Naval History β August 18
1838 - Exploring Expedition under LT Charles Wilkes embarks on world cruise.
This Day in Naval History β August 17
1812 - Frigate President captures British schooner L'Adeline in North Atlantic 1942 - Submarines USS Nautilus and USS Argonaut land 222 Marines on Makin Island, first amphibious attack made from su
This Day in Naval History β August 16
1812 - USS Constitution recaptures American merchant brig Adeline 1954 - Beginning of Operation Passage to Freedom, transport of refugees from Haiphong to Saigon, Vietnam (Source: Navy News Serv
This Day in Naval History β August 13
1777 - American explosive device made by David Bushnell explodes near British vessel off New London, CT. 1870 - Armed tug Palos becomes first U.S.
This Day in Naval History β August 12
1918 - SECNAV approves acceptance of women as yeoman (F) in U.S. 1942 - USS Cleveland (CL-55) demonstrates effectiveness of radio-proximity fuze (VT-fuze) againstβ¦
This Day in Naval History β August 11
1877 - Professor Asaph Hall of Naval Observatory discovers first of two satellites of Mars. He found the second one within a week. 1921 - Carrier arresting gear first tested at Hampton Roads.
This Day in Naval History β August 10
1944 - Guam secured by U.S. forces.
This Day in Naval History β August 9
1815 - CAPT Stephen Decatur concludes treaty for U.S. 1842 - Signing of Webster-Ashburton Treaty under which U.S. and Great Britain agreed to cooperate in suppressing the slave trade.
This Day in Naval History β August 6
1862 - CSS Arkansas destroyed by her commanding officer to prevent capture by USS Essex. 1943 - Battle of Vella Gulf begins. US destroyers sink 3 of 4 Japanese destroyers.
This Day in Naval History β August 5
1832 - Frigate Potomac is first U.S. 1882 - Authorizing of first steel warships, beginning of the modern Navy. 1921 - Yangtze River Patrol Force established as command under Asiatic Fleet.
This Day in Naval History β August 3
1942 - Mildred McAffee (Horton) becomes the first woman officer commissioned into Naval Reserve. 1958 - USS Nautilus (SSN-571) is first ship to reach the geographic North Pole submerged.