This Day in Naval History

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, Samuel Nicholson, Silas Talbot, Joshua Barney, Richard Dale, and Thomas Truxtun.

1917 - First military unit sent to France, First Naval Aeronautical Detachment, reaches France aboard USS Jupiter (AC 3).

1945 - Typhoon off Okinawa damages many U.S. Navy ships.

For more information about naval history, visit the Naval Historical Center Web site at www.history.navy.mil/wars/dates.htm.