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1944 — Sue Sophia Dauser, Superintendent of the Navy's Nurse Corps, is the first woman in the Navy to receive rank of captain.
Navy miscellany
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Remember the Men of the Maine
The crew particularly enjoyed visiting New Orleans for Mardi Gras, so much so that the ship’s log book entry for 1 March 1897 notes that of 72 men released on liberty the day before, 39 did not return for morning muster.
The crew particularly enjoyed visiting New Orleans for Mardi Gras, so much so that the ship’s log book entry for 1 March 1897 notes that of 72 men released on liberty the day before, 39 did not return for morning muster.
Re: Navy miscellany
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1822 — Crew from the schooner Enterprise capture and burn seven small pirate vessels off Cape Antonio, Cuba.
1862 — The ironclad CSS Virginia destroys the wooden ships USS Cumberland and USS Congress in Hampton Roads, Virginia.
1822 — Crew from the schooner Enterprise capture and burn seven small pirate vessels off Cape Antonio, Cuba.
1862 — The ironclad CSS Virginia destroys the wooden ships USS Cumberland and USS Congress in Hampton Roads, Virginia.
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1836 – Launch of The first USS Columbia of the United States Navy
was a three-masted, wooden-hulled sailing frigate of the US Navy, rated for 50 guns.
1862 – Battle of Hampton Roads - 2nd Day
USS Monitor and CSS Virginia fight to a draw in the Battle of Hampton Roads, the first battle between two ironclad warships.
was a three-masted, wooden-hulled sailing frigate of the US Navy, rated for 50 guns.
1862 – Battle of Hampton Roads - 2nd Day
USS Monitor and CSS Virginia fight to a draw in the Battle of Hampton Roads, the first battle between two ironclad warships.
Re: Navy miscellany
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1778 — During the American Revolution, the Continental frigate Boston captures the British ship Martha in the North Atlantic.
1778 — During the American Revolution, the Continental frigate Boston captures the British ship Martha in the North Atlantic.
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1864 - During the Civil War, Union screw gunboat USS Aroostook captures the schooner Marion near
Velasco, Texas and the screw steamer USS Massachusetts captures the sloop Parsis in Wassaw Sound, Ga.
1904 - The Marine detachment from USS Cincinnati provides protection and assistance during the evacuation
of Americans from Chemuplo (Inchon) and Seoul, Korea, when they are endangered by the Russo-Japanese War.
Velasco, Texas and the screw steamer USS Massachusetts captures the sloop Parsis in Wassaw Sound, Ga.
1904 - The Marine detachment from USS Cincinnati provides protection and assistance during the evacuation
of Americans from Chemuplo (Inchon) and Seoul, Korea, when they are endangered by the Russo-Japanese War.
Re: Navy miscellany
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1964 — USS Sacramento (AOE 1) is commissioned at Seattle, Wash. She is the first-of-class Combat Supply Ship that combines the characteristics of an oiler, ammunition and supply ship.
1964 — USS Sacramento (AOE 1) is commissioned at Seattle, Wash. She is the first-of-class Combat Supply Ship that combines the characteristics of an oiler, ammunition and supply ship.