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This Day in Naval History - Jan. 14 1863 - Navy General Order
This Day in Naval History - Jan. 14 1863 - Navy General Order 4, signed by Secretary of the Navy Gideon Welles, announces the Emancipation Proclamati...

This Day in Naval History - Dec. 27 1862 - During the Civil
This Day in Naval History - Dec. 27 1862 - During the Civil War, the ironclad river gunboat Baron De Kalb returns after a five-day Yazoo River missio...

This Day in Naval History - Dec. 13 1775 - The Continental
This Day in Naval History - Dec. 13 1775 - The Continental Congress provides for the construction of five ships of 32 guns, five ships of 28 guns, an...

This Day in Naval History - Sept. 20 1942 - During World War
This Day in Naval History - Sept. 20 1942 - During World War II, the U.S. Naval Operating Base at Auckland, New Zealand, is established. 1943 - Whil...

A Tin Can Sailors Destroyer History USS
A Tin Can Sailors Destroyer History USS DIXIE (AD-14) On the 27th of May 1939, the USS DIXIE (AD-14) slid down the ways of the New York Shipbuildi...

This Day in Naval History - Sept. 09 1841 - Congress authorizes
This Day in Naval History - Sept. 09 1841 - Congress authorizes the first iron-hulled warship. Designed by Samuel Hart, USS Michigan launches in Dece...

This Day in Naval History - Sept. 01 1800 - During the
This Day in Naval History - Sept. 01 1800 - During the Quasi-War with France, the schooner, USS Experiment, commanded by Lt. Charles Stewart, capture...