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1944 — PBY-5A (VP 63) seaplanes, employing magnetic anomaly detector (MAD) gear, detect German submarine U 392 while attempting to transit the Straits of Gibraltar. The sub is attacked and sunk by nearby allied ships.

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1898 — John Holland's submarine, Holland IV, performs the first successful diving and surfacing tests off Staten Island, N.Y.
Given the dates, I suspect that they meant Holland VI https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Holland_(SS-1) rather than Holland IV https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holland_IV

1958 — The Naval Research Laboratory satellite Vanguard 1 is launched into orbit to test the capabilities of a three-stage launch vehicle and effects of the environment on a satellite and its systems in Earths orbit.

Remember the Maine, A First-of-its-Kind Warship

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1890 – Launch of The first USS Newark (C-1) was a United States Navy protected cruiser, the eighth protected cruiser launched by the United States

1898 - USS Oregon departs San Francisco for the 14,000 mile trip around South America to join more U.S. ships off Cuba during the Spanish-American War.

First female Navy captain oversaw greatest growth of Nurse Corps

1804 - The brig USS Syren (Siren), commanded by Lt. Charles Stewart, captures the Tripolitan brig Transfer off the coast of Tripoli,
renaming it Scourge after being taken into US Navy service.

https://www.history.navy.mil/today-in-h ... ch-23.html

1882 — Secretary of the Navy William H. Hunt (Jan. 7, 1881 to April 16, 1882), creates the Office of Naval Intelligence (ONI) with General Order No. 292.

1898 - Launch of USS Kearsarge (BB-5), the lead ship of her class of pre-dreadnought battleships, and also of her sistership USS Kentucky (BB 6)

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1745 – Birth of John Barry (naval officer), American naval officer and father of the American navy (d. 1803)
He came to be widely credited as "The Father of the American Navy" (and shares that moniker with John Paul Jones and John Adams) and was appointed a captain in the Continental Navy on December 7, 1775.

Building for a Nation and for Equality: African American Seabees in World War II

https://www.history.navy.mil/today-in-h ... ch-27.html

1794 — President George Washington signs "An act to provide a naval armament" authorizing the construction of six frigates: United States, Constellation, Constitution, Chesapeake, Congress, and President.

1880 — The sloop of war Constellation departs New York with food for famine victims in Ireland. To modify the sloop for the mission, her armament and some ballast are removed, and carpenters at the New York Navy Yard build bins on the lowest deck to carry a cargo of more than 2,500 barrels of potatoes and flour.

1814 – War of 1812: In the Battle of Valparaíso, two American naval vessels are captured by two Royal Navy vessels of equal strength.
HMS Phoebe and HMS Cherub under Cptn. James Hillyar capture USS Essex and USS Essex Junior under Cptn. David Porter, off Valparaiso, Chile.


1896 – Launch of USS Iowa (BB-4), a United States Navy battleship

https://www.history.navy.mil/today-in-h ... ch-29.html

1844 — Uriah P. Levy, the Navys first Jewish flag officer, is promoted to the rank of captain. He also becomes the first of the Jewish faith promoted to commodore and is instrumental in persuading Congress to abolish flogging in the Navy.

Salutations with a Bang! The Military Gun Salute

Neat. I wondered about that but was to lazy to look it up. Thanks Randi.

I wonder if the Rear Admiral top half and the Rear Admiral bottom half are schizophrenic?

It does indeed sound a bit odd!

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1854 — Commodore Matthew C. Perry and Japanese officials sign the Treaty of Kanagawa, opening trade between the U.S. and Japan. The treaty also provided protection for American merchant seamen wrecked in Japanese waters.

"Yeomanettes" Paved the Way for Women of All Ratings Today