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This Day in Naval History – May 12
1846 - U.S. 1975 - SS Mayaguez seized by Khmer Rouge and escorted to Koh Tang Island. 1986 - Destroyer USS David R. Ray deters an Iranian Navy attempt to board a U.S. merchant ship.
This Day in Naval History – May 11
1862 - CSS Virginia blown up by Confederates to prevent capture. 1898 - Sailors and Marines from USS Marblehead cut trans-oceanic cable near Cienfuegos, Cuba, isolating Cuba from Spain.
This Day in Naval History – May 10
1775 - Force under Ethan Allan and Benedict Arnold cross Lake Champlain and capture British fort at Ticonderoga, New York. 1800 - USS Constitution captures Letter of Marque Sandwich.
This Day in Naval History – May 7
1934 - USS Constitution completes tour of principal U.S.
This Day in Naval History – May 6
1909 - Great White Fleet anchors in San Francisco 1916 - First ship-to-shore radio telephone voice conversation from USS New Hampshire off Virginia Capes to SECNAV Josephus Daniels in Washington,
This Day in Naval History – May 5
1961 - CDR Alan Shepard Jr. makes first U.S. manned space flight. Flight of Freedom 7 (Mercury 3) which lasted 15 minutes and 28 seconds reached the altitude of…
This Day in Naval History – May 4
1942 - Battle of Coral Sea, first carrier vs. 1945 - Japanese attempt to land on Okinawa repulsed; kamikaze attacks damage 6 U.S. 1961 - Pilot CDR Malcolm D. Ross…
This Day in Naval History – May 3
1898 - Marines land at Cavite, Philippines, and raise U.S.
This Day in Naval History – May 29
1781 - Frigate Alliance captures HMS Atalanta and Trepassy off Nova Scotia 1991 - Amphibious Task Force in Bangladesh for cyclone relief redeployed (Source: Naval News Service)
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
1813 - American joint operations against Fort George, Canada 1919 - Navy NC-4 completes trans-Atlantic flight from Newfoundland to Lisbon, Portugal (Source: Navy News Service)
This Day in Naval History – May 25 & 26
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
This Day in Naval History – May 22
1882 - Commodore Shufeldt signs commerce treaty opening Korea to U.S. 1967 - New York City reaches agreement to purchase Brooklyn Navy Yard, ending 166 years of…
This Day in Naval History – May 21
1944 - During preparations for the invasion of Saipan an accidental ordnance blast on LST 353 sets off cataclysmic ammunition explosions at West Loch, Pearl Harbor, killing 163 and injuring 396.
This Day in Naval History – May 20
1815 - Commodore Stephen Decatur ( Frigate Guerriere) sails with 10 ships to suppress Mediterranean pirates' raids on U.S. 1943 - Establishment of Tenth Fleet in Washington…
This Day in Naval History – May 19
1882 - Commodore Shufeldt (USS Swatara) lands in Korea to negotiate first treaty between Korea and Western power 1912 - Navy establishes North Atlantic Ice Patrol following RMS Titanic disaster
This Day in Naval History – May 18
1969 - Launch of Apollo 10, dress rehearsal for first lunar landing mission. CDR John W. Young, USN, was the Command Module Pilot and CDR Eugene A. Cernan, USN, was the Lunar Module Pilot.
This Day in Naval History – May 15
1800 - CAPT Preble in Essex arrives in Batavia, Java, to escort U.S.
This Day in Naval History - May 14
1836 - U.S. Exploring Expedition authorized to conduct exploration of Pacific Ocean and South Seas, first major scientific expedition overseas. LT Charles Wilkes USN…
This Day in Naval History – May 13
1908 - Navy Nurse Corps established. 1908 - Pearl Harbor Navy Yard, later called Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard, was officially established in the Territory of Hawaii as a coaling station for U.S.