1862 - SecNav directs formation of organization to evaluate new inventions and technical development which eventually led to National Academy of Science.1971 - U.S. and USSR sign a treaty prohibiting the deployment of nuclear weapons on the ocean floor.(Source: Navy News Service)
1862 - Union gunboats destroy Confederate ships at Elizabeth City, NC1900 - Appointment of first naval governor of Guam, Commodore Seaton Schroder1960 - USS Sargo (SSN-583) surfaces at North Pole(Source: Nay News Service)
1862 - Joint amphibious force capture Roanoke Island, key to Albemarle Sound1890 - USS Omaha sailors and marines assist Hodogary, Japan in subduing large fire(Source: Navy News Service)
Amphibious dock landing ship USS Ashland (LSD 48) moored at Naval Station Guantanamo Bay, Cuba Feb. 1-2 to on load food, water and supplies for the Haiti relief effort.Ashland took on more than 200 pallets of supplies, including more than 35 cases of bottled water…
Commander, Submarine Forces Pacific Fleet (COMSUBPAC), Rear Adm. Douglas McAneny announced that a sunken vessel located in the Balabac Strait area of the Philippines is in fact the World War II submarine USS Flier (SS 250). “I am honored to announce that…
1854 - Dedication of first chapel built on Navy property, Annapolis, MD1941 - Chief Nurse Marion B. Olds and Nurse Leona Jackson, Navy, arrive on Guam.1971 - Moonwalk by CAPT Alan B. Shepherd, Jr. USN, Commander of Apollo 14 and CDR Edgar D…
1779 - John Paul Jones takes command of Bonhomme Richard1959 - Keel laying of USS Enterprise, first nuclear powered aircraft carrier, Newport News, VA(Source: Navy News Service)
Following two days underway, the future USNS Matthew Perry (T-AKE 9) completed Acceptance Trials Jan. 29, departing from, and returning to, the General Dynamics National Steel and Shipbuilding Company (NASSCO) shipyard in San Diego.Matthew…
As part of the National Shipbuilding Research Program’s (NSRP) core mission to reduce the costs associated with Navy shipbuilding and repair, the NSRP Executive Control Board has selected 14 new research and development projects for award, totaling approximately $1…
1801 - Senate approves peace treaty with France ending undeclared naval war that began 17981917 - US severs diplomatic relations with Germany(Source: Navy News Service)
1800 - USS Constellation (CAPT Thomas Truxtun) defeats la Vengeance1862 - USS Hartford, Capt David G. Farragut, departs Hampton Roads for Mississippi River campaign(Source: Navy News Service)
General Dynamics Electric Boat has been awarded a $23.7m contract modification by the U.S. Navy to prepare for the post-shakedown availability (PSA) on the nuclear submarine New Hampshire (SSN-778). Electric Boat is a wholly owned subsidiary of General Dynamics (NYSE:GD)…
Hawaii Governor Linda Lingle and Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard commander Capt. Gregory R. Thomas joined the Battleship Missouri Memorial in saluting its volunteers and supporters as the historic ship fully reopened to visitation following a multimillion-dollar drydocking project…
1941 - United States Fleet reorganized, reviving Atlantic and Pacific Fleets1942 - USS Enterprise and Yorktown make first WW II air strike, Japanese Marshall Islands1955 - Operation Deep Freeze, a research task force, established in Antarctic(Source: Navy News Service)
The U.S. Navy has exercised contract options funding the construction of two additional Austal Joint High Speed Vessels (JHSV) – as part of an existing 10-vessel, $1.6b program. Austal previously received US Navy funding for long lead-time material…
