Today in U.S. Naval History: June 26
Posted by Eric Haun
Thursday, June 26, 2014
U.S. Navy destroyer USS Warrington (DD-843) on the St. Lawrence Seaway in 1959 (Official U.S. Department of Defense photograph)
Today in U.S. Naval History – June 26
1884 – Congress authorizes commissioning of Naval Academy graduates as ensigns
1918 – Marine brigade captures Belleau Wood
1959 – Twenty-eight Naval vessels sail from Atlantic to Great Lakes, marking the formal opening of Saint Lawrence Seaway to seagoing ships.
1962 – NAVFAC Cape Hatteras makes first Sound Surveillance System (SOSUS) detection of a Soviet diesel submarine.
1973 – Navy Task Force 78 completes minesweeping of North Vietnamese ports.
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