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This Day in Naval History – June 2, 2009
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 27
1813 - USS President anchors in . 1950 - To support United Nations call to assist , President Harry S. Truman authorizes naval and air operations south of 38th Parallel, .
This Day in Naval History - June 26
1884 - Congress authorizes commissioning of graduates as Ensigns. 1918 - Marine brigade captures . 1959 - Twenty-eight naval vessels sail from Atlantic to Great Lakes…
This Day in Naval History - June 25
From the Navy News Service 1917 - Navy convoy of troopships carrying American Expeditionary Forces arrives in . 1950 - invades beginning Korean Conflict.
This Day in Naval History - June 20
1813 - Fifteen U.S. gunboats engage three British ships in Hampton Roads, Va. 1815 - Trials of Fulton I, built by Robert Fulton, are completed in New York. This…
This Day in Naval History - June 18
1812 - U.S. declares war on Great Britain for impressment of Sailors and interference with commerce. 1942 - First African-American officer, Bernard W. Robinson, commissioned in Naval Reserve.
This Day in Naval History - June 17
1833 - USS Delaware enters drydock at Gosport Navy Yard in , , the first warship to enter a public drydock in the . 1870 - USS Mohican burns Mexican pirate ship Forward. 1898 - Corps established.
This Day in Naval History - June 14
1777 - John Paul Jones takes command of Ranger. 1777 - Continental Congress adopts design of present U.S. Flag. 1847 - Commodore Matthew Perry launches amphibious…
This Day in Naval History - June 13
From the Navy News Service 1881 - USS Jeannette crushed in Arctic ice pack. 1967 - Operation in .
This Day in Naval History - June 12
1944 - Four U.S. Carrier Groups (15 carriers) begin attack on Japanese positions in the . 1948 - The Women's Armed Forces Integration Act provides for enlistment…
This Day in Naval History - June 11
1853 - Five Navy ships leave , on three-year exploring expedition to survey the far Pacific. 1927 - USS Memphis arrives at , , with Charles Lindbergh and his plane, Spirit of St.
This Day in Naval History - June 10
1854 - U.S. Naval Academy at , holds first formal graduation exercises. Previous classes graduated without ceremony. 1896 - Authorization of first experimental ship model tank.
This Day in Naval History - June 07
1819 - Lt. John White on merchant ship Franklin, anchored off Vung Tau, is first U.S. naval officer to visit Vietnam. 1917 - U.S. subchasers arrive at Corfu for anti-submarine patrols.
This Day in Naval History - June 06
From the Navy News Service 1944 - In Operation Overlord, Allied invasion fleet (more than 2,700 ships and craft) land troops on beaches, the largest amphibious landing in history.
This Day in Naval History - June 05
1794 - First officers of the U.S. Navy under the Constitution are appointed. The first six captains appointed to superintend the construction of new ships were John Barry…
This Day in Naval History - June 04
1942 - Battle of Midway (June 4-6) begins. During battle, the four Japanese carriers which attacked Pearl Harbor are sunk; this decisive victory is a turning point in the Pacific war.
This Day in Naval History - June 03
1785 - Order received to sell last ship remaining in Continental Navy, frigate . No other Navy were ships authorized until 1794. 1898 - Collier Merrimac sunk in…
This Day in Naval History - June 02
1941 - First escort carrier, USS Long Island (CVE 1), commissioned. For more information about naval history, visit the Naval Historical Center Web site at www.history.navy.mil.
This Day in Naval History - June 01
1813 - HMS Shannon captures USS Chesapeake, Capt. James Lawrence. As the mortally wounded Lawrence was carried below, he ordered, "Tell the men to fire faster! Don't…