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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