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This Day in Naval History - Sept. 25
1912 - Battleship Wyoming (BB 32) commissioned. 1925 - Submarine S-51 (SS 162) sinks after collision with SS City of Rome off Block Island, Rhode Island. 1941 - In first successful U.S.
This Day in Naval History - Sept. 20
1911 - Navigational instruments first requested for naval aircraft. 1951 - In Operation Summit, the first combat helicopter landing in history, U.S. Marines were landed in Korea.
This Day in Naval History - Sept. 15
1944 - Invasion of Peleliu, Palau Islands, after several days of intensive carrier aircraft bombing and ship bombardment. 1950 - U.S. forces under Vice Adm. Arthur…
This Day in Naval History - Sept. 11
1814 - In the Battle of Lake Champlain, Commodore Thomas Macdonough defeats a British Squadron. 1939 - USS Bear (AG 29) is commissioned by the U.S. Navy for Antarctic…
This Day in Naval History - Sept. 7
1776 - David Bushnell attempts to destroy a British ship-of-the-line, HMS Asia, in New York Harbor with his submarine Turtle. 1814 - USS Wasp captures HMS Avon.
This Day in Naval History - Sept. 8
1923 - In disaster at Point Honda, Calif., seven destroyers run aground through faulty navigation. 1939 - President Franklin D. Roosevelt proclaims a limited national…
This Day in Naval History - Sept. 09
1825 - USS Brandywine sails for France to carry the Marquis de Lafayette home after his yearlong visit to America. 1841 - First iron ship authorized by Congress.
This Day in Naval History - Sept. 11
1814 - In the Battle of Lake Champlain, Commodore Thomas Macdonough defeats a British Squadron. 1939 - USS Bear (AG 29) is commissioned by the U.S. Navy for Antarctic…
This Day in Naval History - Sept. 01
1781 - French fleet traps British fleet at Yorktown, Va. 1925 - Cmdr. John Rodgers and crew of four in PN-9 run out of fuel on first San Francisco to Hawaii flight.
This Day in Naval History - Sept. 14
1899 - Gunboat Concord and monitor Monterey capture two insurgent schooners at Aparri, Philippine Islands. 1939 - Atlantic Squadron Neutrality Patrol ships deploy. 1976 - USS John F.
This Day in Naval History - Sept. 16
1854 - Cmdr. David G. Farragut takes possession of Mare Island, the first U.S. Navy Yard on the Pacific. 1917 - Navy Department authorizes establishment of 16 Naval air stations abroad. 1922 - Cmdr.
This Day in Naval History - Sept. 17
1861 - Union landing party from USS Massachusetts takes possession of Ship Island south of New Orleans. This was the headquarters for Adm. David Farragut's Gulf Coast Blockading Squadron.
This Day in Naval History - Sept. 16
1854 - Cmdr. David G. Farragut takes possession of Mare Island, the first U.S. Navy Yard on the Pacific. 1917 - Navy Department authorizes establishment of 16 Naval air stations abroad. 1922 - Cmdr.
This Day in Naval History - Sept. 30
1800 - United States concludes Treaty of Peace with France, ending Quasi War with France. 1944 - USS Nautilus (SS 168) lands supplies and evacuates people from Panay, Philipppine Islands. 1946 - U.S.