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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 – June 30
1815 - USS Peacock takes HMS Nautilus, last action of the War of 1812 1943 - Third Fleet Amphibious Force lands troops on Rendova Island while naval gunfire silences Japanese artillery 1951 - Na
This Day in Naval History – June 29
1925 - Ships and men from 11th and 12th Naval Districts assist in relief after earthquake at Santa Barbara , CA 1950 - Truman authorizes sea blockade of the Korean coast 1950 - USS Juneau fires
This Day in Naval History – June 26
1959 - Twenty-eight Naval vessels sail from Atlantic to Great Lakes, marking the formal opening of Saint Lawrence Seaway to seagoing ships. 1962 - NAVFAC Cape Hatteras…
This Day in Naval History – June 25
1917 - Navy convoy of troopships carrying American Expeditionary Forces arrives in France 1950 - North Korea invades South Korea beginning Korean Conflict (Source: Navy News Service)
This Day in Naval History – June 24
1833 - USS Constitution enters drydock at Charlestown Navy Yard, Boston, MA, for overhaul. 1948 - Berlin airlift initiated to offset the Soviet Union's blockade access of U.S.…
This Day in Naval History – June 22
1884 - Navy relief expedition under CDR Winfield S. Schley rescues LT A.W. Greely, USA, and 6 others from Ellesmere Island, where they were marooned for 3 years on Arctic island.
This Day in Naval History – June 19
1948 - Chief of Naval Operations assigns 3 destroyers to U.N. mediator for the Palestine truce.
This Day in Naval History – June 18
1812 - U.S. 1942 - First African-American officer, Bernard W.
This Day in Naval History – June 17
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 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 5
1794 - First officers of the U.S. Navy under the Constitution are appointed. 1945 - Typhoon off Okinawa damages many U.S.
This Day in Naval History – June 4
1934 - USS Ranger, first ship designed from the keel up as a carrier, is commissioned at , 1942 - Battle of Midway (4-6 June) begins; during battle, the 4 Japanese carriers which attacked Pearl Harb
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…