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July 30,2005 – USS Halsey (DDG 97) is commissioned at Naval Station North Island in San Diego, Calif. The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer is named after U.S. Naval Academy graduate Fleet Adm. William Bull Halsey Jr., who commanded the U. S. 3rd Fleet during much of the Pacific War against Japan

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July 30,2005 – USS Halsey (DDG 97) is commissioned at Naval Station North Island in San Diego, Calif. The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer is named after U.S. Naval Academy graduate Fleet Adm. William Bull Halsey Jr., who commanded the U. S. 3rd Fleet during much of the Pacific War against Japan

John Currin (JC) posted July 30,2005 – USS Halsey (DDG 97) is commissioned at Naval Station North Island in San Diego, Calif. The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer is named after U.S. Naval Academy graduate Fleet Adm. William Bull Halsey Jr., who commanded the U. S. 3rd Fleet during much of the Pacific War against Japan https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-wVPTgyMmAnA/V5zkTquhT7I/AAAAAAAAXr4/AITy4YKTLKoHeFcWdh1s2qzcEgJAjmjEA/9d58fc2d-34e8-48b4-8c36-2050684ecbf5?imgmax=1024
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July 29,1995 – USS Maine (SSBN 741) is commissioned at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, Kittery, Maine. The Ohio-class nuclear-powered ballistic-missile submarine is the third Navy vessel to be named after the state.

John Currin (JC) posted July 29,1995 – USS Maine (SSBN 741) is commissioned at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, Kittery, Maine. The Ohio-class nuclear-powered ballistic-missile submarine is the third Navy vessel to be named after the state. https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-Rj_DHWucOVM/V5uS5tLpF2I/AAAAAAAAXq0/G_Co3yixxbMrUcxhOyDOiPaWJBckowfmQ/03871a94-acdc-40aa-9098-12ea11623bd9?imgmax=1024
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July 24,1843 – David Henshaw takes office as the 14th Secretary of the Navy, serving until Feb

John Currin (JC) posted July 24,1843 – David Henshaw takes office as the 14th Secretary of the Navy, serving until Feb https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-T-ib_z-znNg/V5T7RKbgMrI/AAAAAAAAXko/PgNbjeTf9xAde_7P-nklRJ0xSLIe_AXJg/a8170f6a-4666-4df7-982e-5a4a55bb7035?imgmax=1024
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July 24,1843 – David Henshaw takes office as the 14th Secretary of the Navy, serving until Feb. 18, 1844. USS Henshaw (DD 278) was named in his honor. #navyhistoryoftheday

 

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July 23,1950 – USS Boxer (CV 21) sets the record of crossing the Pacific, bringing aircraft, troops and supplies for the Korean War, arriving at Yokosuka, Japan

John Currin (JC) posted July 23,1950 – USS Boxer (CV 21) sets the record of crossing the Pacific, bringing aircraft, troops and supplies for the Korean War, arriving at Yokosuka, Japan https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-vR9o_VzSoG4/V5Opz0lLJ3I/AAAAAAAAXjA/cHC_xU0JBBocVqi17eV_6cJCJkVjc6t9Q/e2e3e9ea-4d10-485c-b9bf-c827be074c6b?imgmax=1024
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July 23,1950 – USS Boxer (CV 21) sets the record of crossing the Pacific, bringing aircraft, troops and supplies for the Korean War, arriving at Yokosuka, Japan. She carries a load of 145 (P 51) and six (L 5) Air Force aircraft, 19 Navy… on https://plus.google.com/u/0/b/115825952045606932363/communities/103957417019711849907