From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
- 1802 - During the First Barbary War, USS Constellation, commanded by Capt. Alexander Murray, defeats nine privateer gunboats off Tripoli and and sinks two.
- 1951 - Adm. Forrest Sherman, the 12th Chief of Naval Operations, dies in Naples.
- 1951 - During the Korean War, USS Valley Forge aircraft strike a fuel or an ammunition train in Kumchon County.
- 1964 - Navy divers Lt. Cmdr. Robert Thompson, GM1 Lester Anderson, QMC Robert A. Barth, and HMC Sanders Manning submerge in SEALAB I at a depth of 192 feet, 39 miles off Hamilton for an intended three weeks but surfaces early on July 31 due to an oncoming tropical storm.
- 1966 - USS Julius A. Furer is launched at Bath Iron Works. The Brooke-class frigate frigate is named in honor of Rear Adm. Julius A. Furer, a naval constructor, inventor, administrator, and author who completed the study Administration of the Navy Department in World War II.
- 1995 - USS Ramage is commissioned in Boston. The 11th ship in the Arleigh Burke-class destroyer, the ship is named to honor Vice Adm. Lawson P. Ramage, a Medal of Honor recipient from World War II.
- 2017 - USS Gerald R. Ford is commissioned at the Naval Station Norfolk.
Previous - Next
Navy divers Lt. Cmdr. Robert Thompson, GM1 Lester Anderson, QMC Robert A. Barth, and HMC Sanders Manning submerge in SEALAB I at a depth of 192 feet, 39 miles off Hamilton for an intended three weeks but surfaces early on July 31 due to an oncoming tropical storm.