This Day in Naval History – Nov. 4

Tuesday, November 3, 2009

1967 - Landing craft from USS Navarro (APA-215) rescue 43 men from British SS Habib Marikar aground on a reef at Lincoln Island in the Tonkin Gulf.

1971 - USS Nathanael Greene (SSBN-636) launches a Poseidon C-3 missile in first surface launch of Poseidon missile.

(Source: Navy News Service)

Categories: History Navy

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