1867- Alaska purchase treaty signed with Russia.1942- By Presidential proclamation, the Coast Guard was designated as a service of the Navy to be administered by the Commandant of Coast Guard under the direction of the Secretary of the Navy…
1944 - First use of torpedo squadrons from carriers to drop aerial mines (Palau Harbor)1972 - Easter Offensive began in Vietnam(Source: U.S. Navy News Service)
1867-The lighthouse at Timbalier Bay was destroyed in a hurricane. The brick tower 'was leveled to the ground and covered with from three to six feet of water.' The Lighthouse Board commended the keepers, 'who faithfully performed their duty…
1954 - Carrier aircraft began reconnaissance near Dien Bien Phu, Indochina1960 - Launch of first fully integrated Fleet Ballistic Missile from USS Observation Island1973 - Naval Advisory Group and Naval forces, Vietnam disestablished and last U…
1938- On 26 March 1938 the US Coast Guard motor lifeboat Triumph departed from the Point Adams Station, located near Hammond, Oregon at the mouth of the Columbia River. It proceeded out to the bar and stood by while several crab boats crossed in…
1942 - ADM King becomes both Chief of Naval Operations and Commander, U.S. Fleet1943 - Battle of Komandorski Islands, prevents Japanese reinforcements from reaching Attu1966 - Operation Jackstay in Navy's first amphibious assault in…
1911- The Treasury Department directed the keepers of life-saving stations to keep a lookout through the beach patrol for stray buoys washed ashore, to secure such buoys when it could be done, and to report their discovery or action to the nearest representative of the Lighthouse Service…
1813 - USS Essex takes Neryeda, first capture by U.S. Navy in Pacific1898 - Assist. SECNAV Theodore Roosevelt proposes Navy investigate military application of Samuel Langley's flying machine, beginning naval aviation(Source: Navy News Service)
1909- Muskeget, Massachusetts: the schooner Vigilant parted moorings, and stranded one mile south of the station. The owner applied to the keeper at 10:30 p.m. for assistance. Surfmen proceeded to the scene, carried out an anchor and line…
1903 - George Dewey commissioned Admiral of the Navy with the date of rank, 2 March 1899. He was the only person to hold this rank.(Source: Navy News Service)
1974- The 40-foot sailing vessel Lorisel II reported she was aground one mile southeast of North Rock, Bahamas, off the eastern shore of Bimini. An HU-16 aircraft and the CGC Cape Shoalwater were dispatched to assist. The aircraft located the vessel and a local island boat…
1815 - USS Hornet captures HMS Penguin in battle lasting 22 minutes1882 - SECNAV Hunt issues General Order No. 292 creating Office of Naval Intelligence.1917 - Launching of USS New Mexico, first dreadnought with turboelectric drive1945 - Carriers begin pre-assault strikes on Okinawa…
1917-The first Coast Guard aviators graduated from Pensacola Naval Aviation Training School. Third Lieutenant Elmer Stone, USCG, became Naval Aviator #38 (and later Coast Guard Aviator #1).1919- The Acting Secretary of the Treasury advised…
1820 - Commodore Stephen Decatur dies after duel with Capt. James Barron1915 - 'Naval Aviator' replaces former 'Navy Air Pilot' for officers qualified as aviators1929 - Navy ships protect Americans and their property during Mexican revolution1946 - USS Missouri departs U…
1943- British Steamer Svend Foyne was a victim of an iceberg collision off the southern tip of Greenland. One hundred forty-five persons were rescued by the Coast Guard and others. International Ice Patrol was suspended during this period (1942-1945)…