Fifty rounds sink or severely damage 15 boats, and destroy piers at Khawr al-Mufattah Marina. barracks area in Pleiku, South Vietnam, aircraft from carriers USS Coral Sea (CV 43), USS Hancock (CV 19) and USS Ranger (CV 61) attack a North Vietnamese area near Donghoi.ġ991 – Using her remotely piloted vehicle for spotting, USS Wisconsin (BB 64) pounds Iraqi artillery, electronic warfare and naval sites with her 16-inch guns. Navy vessel to cross the equator.ġ815 – The Board of Naval Commissioners, a group of senior officers, is established to oversee the operation and maintenance of the Navy under the direction of the Secretary of the Navy.ġ955 – Ships from the 7th Fleet begin the evacuation of Chinese nationalists from the Tachen Islands.ġ965 – In response to a Viet Cong attack on a U.S. 7 Februaryġ800 – Essex becomes the first U.S. vessels evacuate 200 American citizens and 240 other persons from the ports of Bandar Abbas and Char Bahar in revolution-wracked Iran.ġ991 – Within two hours of relieving her sister battleship during the Gulf War, USS Wisconsin (BB 64) conducts her first naval gunfire support mission since the Korean War, destroying an Iraqi artillery battery in Southern Kuwait. This turns the American Revolutionary War into an international conflict.ġ862 – A Union gunboat squadron captures Fort Henry on the Tennessee River.ġ922 – World powers sign the Washington Naval Treaty, providing limitations for naval armament.ġ973 – Operation End Sweep, a mine-clearing operation, begins off North Vietnam.ġ979 – Six U.S. 6 Februaryġ778 – Treaties of commerce and alliance are signed with France. assumes office as 65th Secretary of the Navy. A helicopter from USS New Orleans (LPH 11) takes care of recovery.ġ981 – John F. During the nine-day mission, 94 pounds of lunar material was collected, and Shepard became the first person to hit a golf ball on the moon. Mitchell, lunar module pilot, participate in a moonwalk. Shepherd Jr., commander of Apollo 14, and Cmdr. 5 Februaryġ854 – The first chapel built on Navy property is dedicated in Annapolis, Md.ġ971 – Capt. The budget includes $2.8 billion for the creation of a Seawolf nuclear attack submarine and the decommissioning of the Navy’s last two active battleships, USS Missouri (BB 63) and USS Wisconsin (BB 64). 4 Februaryġ779 – John Paul Jones takes command of the vessel Bonhomme Richard.ġ919 – The Navy Cross and the Navy Distinguished Service Medal are created by an act of Congress.ġ959 – The keel of USS Enterprise (CVN 65), the first nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, is laid in Newport News, Va.ġ991 – The Pentagon releases its budget for Fiscal Year 1992. Senate approves a peace treaty with France, ending an undeclared naval war which began in 1798.ġ917 – The United States severs diplomatic relations with Germany.ġ991 – Battleship USS Missouri (BB 63) fires eight 2,000-pound shells from her 16-inch guns, destroying prefabricated enemy concrete command and control bunkers Iraq is moving into Kuwait. The bombs also strike several buildings on the pier, generating several secondary explosions. aircraft launches a string of twelve 500-pound bombs across another patrol boat. One Iraqi Exocet-capable patrol craft is hit directly with two laser-guided bombs, while a second U.S. Heyerman, wrecks without loss of life on Roncador Reef off Central Americaġ991 – Coalition naval operations continue in the Gulf War with an attack on the Al Kalia naval facility.
Farragut, departs Hampton Roads for Mississippi River campaign.ġ894 – Sloop Kearsarge, commanded by Cmdr. Thomas Truxtun, captures French vessel la Vengeance.ġ862 – USS Hartford, commanded by Capt. 2 Februaryġ800 – USS Constellation, commanded by Capt. Clark (Mission Specialist) were killed in the incident, along with four other astronauts. fleet is reorganized, reviving the Atlantic and Pacific Fleets.ġ942 – USS Enterprise (CV 6) and USS Yorktown (CV 5) make the first World War II air strike on the Japanese in the Marshall Islands.ġ955 – Operation Deep Freeze, a research task force, is established in Antarctica.Ģ003 – Space shuttle Columbia broke apart during re-entry on mission STS-107.
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