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This Day in Naval History - May 07
1779 - Continental Navy sloop captures British brig Diligent off . 1940 - FDR orders Pacific Fleet to remain in Hawaiian waters indefinitely. 1942 - Carrier aircraft…
This Day in Naval History - May 06
1909 - Great White Fleet anchors in . 1916 - First ship-to-shore radio telephone voice conversation from USS New Hampshire off to SECNAV Josephus Daniels in .
This Day in Naval History - May 03
1861 - USS Surprise captures Confederate privateer . 1898 - Marines land at , , and raise flag. 1949 - First Navy firing of a high altitude Viking rocket at White Sands, NM.
This Day in Naval History - May 01
By the Navy News Service 1898 - Battle of Manila Bay, Adm Dewey defeats Spanish at Manila, Philippines 1934 - LT Akers demonstrates blind landing system at College Park, MD in OJ-2 aircraft 1945 -
This Day in Naval History - May 07
1779 - Continental Navy sloop Providence captures British brig Diligent off Cape Charles. 1934 - USS Constitution completes tour of principal U.S. 1940 - FDR orders…
This Day in Naval History - May 06
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, DC.
This Day in Naval History - May 08
1911 - Navy ordered its first airplane, Curtiss A-1, Birthday of Naval Aviation. 1942 - Battle of the Coral Sea ends with Japanese retiring from area. 1945 - VE - Day…
This Day in Naval History - May 12
1780 - Fall of Charleston, SC; three Continental Navy frigates (Boston, Providence, and Ranger) captured; and one American frigate (Queen of France) sunk to prevent capture. 1846 - U.S.
This Day in Naval History - May 13
1908 - Navy Nurse Corps established. 1943 - Bureau of Navigation renamed Bureau of Naval Personnel. 1945 - Aircraft from fast carrier task force begin 2-day attack on Kyushu airfields, Japan.
This Day in Naval History: May 9
1926 - LCDR Richard Byrd and Chief Machinist Mate Floyd Bennett make first flight over North Pole; both receive the Medal of Honor. 1942 - USS Wasp in Mediterranean…
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 24
1917 - First U.S. convoy to cross North Atlantic during World War I leaves Hampton Roads, Va. 1918 - USS Olympia anchors at Kola Inlet, Murmansk, Russia, to protect refugees during Russian Revolution.
This Day in Naval History - May 25
1952 - USS Iowa (BB 61) 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.
This Day in Naval History - May 25
1952 - USS Iowa (BB 61) 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.