This Day in U.S. Naval History
U.S. Navy
December 30, 2011
By the Navy News Service:
On this day, 30 December, in U.S. Naval History:
- 1941 - Admiral Ernest J. King assumes duty as Commander in Chief, United States Fleet.
- 1959 - Commissioning of first fleet ballistic missile submarine, USS George Washington (SSB(N)-598), at Groton, CT.
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