This Day In Naval History - Nov. 15 1836 - Under the command of Lt. Henry H. Bell, the sloop of war Saint Louis conducts an exploratory expedition along the coast of Florida with four boats and 70 men. 1863 - Fort Moultrie opens a heavy evening bombardment on Union Army positions at Cummings Point, S.C. which also results in USS Lehigh running aground. Still under Confederate fire in the morning, USS Nahant is able to release her. Five sailors from Lehigh receive Medals of Honor for their heroic line work that frees their ship. 1942 - Navy SBDs (VS-10) and TBFs (VT-10), Marine Corps SBDs (VMSB-132), and Marine Corps and Army coast artillery and gunfire from USS Meade (DD 602) sink four Japanese transports off the northern coast of Guadalcanal. 1943 - USS Crevalle (SS 291) sinks Japanese army cargo ship Kyokko Maru off San Antonio, Zambales province, Philippines. 1944 - USS Frament (DE 677), while escorting captured Italian submarine Luigi Settembrini, collides with the sub 685 miles west of Gibraltar. Frament is damaged but Luigi Settembrini sinks. Frament rescues 14 survivors. 1944 - USS Barbel (SS 316) attacks a Japanese convoy about 250 miles east of Tourane, French Indochina, sinks transports Misaki Maru and Sugiyama Maru, then escapes searches by minesweepers W.18 and W.20. USS Batfish (SS 310) sinks Japanese supply ship Kurasaki north-northwest of Cape Bolinao while USS Jack (SS 259) sinks transports Nichiel Maru and No.2 Yuzan Maru.
Posted on: Sat, 15 Nov 2014 12:42:34 +0000
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