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This Day in Naval History – July 24

Maritime Activity Reports, Inc.

July 24, 2009

1813- Sailing Master Elijah Mix attempts to blow up British warship Plantagenet with a torpedo near Cape Henry, Virginia.

1944 - Following 43 days of naval gunfire and air bombardment, Naval Task Force lands Marines on Tinian.

(Source: Navy News Service)
 

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