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This Day in Naval History – May 3

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May 3, 2010

1861 - USS Surprise captures Confederate privateer Savannah

1898 - Marines land at Cavite, Philippines, and raise U.S. flag

1949 - First Navy firing of a high altitude Viking rocket at White Sands, NM

(Source: Navy News Service)

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