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1898 — USS Mohican and USS Philadelphia (C 4) crew members take part in official ceremonies marking the assumption of sovereignty of the Hawaiian Islands by the United States.


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1812 — During the War of 1812 and while returning to New York from Bermuda waters, the frigate, USS Essex, commanded by Capt. David Porter, engages the British brig HMS Alert in intense gunfire, broadsides the British brig and forcing her surrender.

1870 — The armed tug, USS Palos, becomes the first Navy ship to transit the Suez Canal.
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The Navy and the Marine Corps: A Winning Team

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1822 — USS Grampus investigates and pursues a brig flying Spanish colors. When called upon to surrender, the privateer brig Palmyra from Puerto Rico fires cannon and musket fire. USS Grampus fires back on Palmyras broadsides reducing Palmyras rigging to a complete wreck, killing one and wounding six. The brig surrenders with a crew of 88, one long 18-pounder gun and eight 18-pound carronades. Her officers acknowledge they had robbed the American schooner USS Coquette.

1864 — During the Civil War, USS Saratoga, commanded by Cmdr. George Colvocoresses, captures 100 prisoners and a quantity of arms on a raid into McIntosh County, Ga.

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1812 — The frigate, USS President, captures British schooner, HMS L'Adeline, in the North Atlantic.

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1838 - The United States Exploring Expedition led by Lt. Charles Wilkes weighs anchor at Hampton Roads on a world cruise

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A Look at the Evolution of the U.S. Navy Cruiser

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1858 — The brig, USS Dolphin, captures the slave ship, Echo, with 300 Africans on board off the north coast of Cuba. She is taken to Charleston, S.C., and those saved from slavery are later sent back to Africa.

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1912 — The Dental Corps is established by an Act of Congress.

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A Look at the Evolution of the U.S. Navy Destroyer

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1912 — A detachment of Marines from USS Rainbow lands at Camp Nicholson, near Shanghai, China, to protect American interests from local revolutionaries.
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Flag Friday: 6 Weeks of Sassy Songs and Flippant Flags

Essex I (Frigate)

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1867 — Capt. William Reynolds of the screw sloop-of-war, USS Lackawanna, raises the U.S. flag over Midway Islands and takes formal possession of these islands for the United States.

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1862 — The gunboat, USS Pittsburgh, supports Army troops landing at Eunice, Ark., during the Civil War.
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1916 — High waves force armored cruiser USS Memphis aground at Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, killing 33 men. Lt. Claud A. Jones rescues crewmen from the dying ship's steam-filled engineering spaces. Years later, in Aug. 1932, Jones receives the Medal of Honor for his actions.
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1862 – Launch of USS Passaic, a single turreted, coastal monitor purchased by the United States Navy for service during the American Civil War.



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1862 - The daily rum issued to US Navy sailors on board vessels is abolished. On July 14, by an Act of Congress, the spirit ration ceases Sept. 1. Secretary of Navy Gideon Welles issues a further order requiring captains of naval vessels to remove all distilled liquors from their ships except those that serve as medical stores. Ale, beer, wine, and other liquors not distilled are exempted from the provisions of the act of July 14.