Today in U.S. Naval History: June 13

MarineLink.com June 13, 2013

"Entering the Ice" Engraving by George T. Andrew after a design by M.J. Burns, copied from "The Voyage of the Jeannette ...", Volume I, page 117, edited by Emma DeLong, published in 1884. It depicts USS Jeannette entering the Arctic Ice, near Herald Island (about 72N, 175W), on 6 September 1879. (U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.)

Today in U.S. Naval History - June 13

1881 - USS Jeannette crushed in Arctic ice pack

1967 - Operation Great Bend in Rung Sat Zone, Vietnam

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