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1814 — US Navy gunboats capture three British boats from HMS Montreal and HMS Niagara on Lake Ontario near Sandy Creek, NY

1864 — During the Civil War, the side-wheel steamship USS Keystone State and the iron screw steamship USS Massachusetts capture British blockade-runner Caledonia south of Cape Fear, N.C.


1904 - The Marine Detachment from USS Brooklyn (ACR 3) lands at Tangiers, Morocco to protect the American Consulate during the dispute between Raisuli and the Sultan Abdelaziz of Morocco.
The tension started after kidnapping of American businessman Ion Perdicaris on May 18, 1904 and held for ransom. Perdicaris is eventually released unharmed.

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1900 — Sailors and Marines from USS Newark (C 1) and USS Oregon (BB 3) arrive at Peking (now known as Beijing), China, to protect U.S. and foreign diplomatic legations during the Boxer Rebellion.

1780 – USS Trumbull engages the British privateer Watt; both ships withdraw

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1814 — During the War of 1812, the sloop of war Wasp, commanded by Capt. Johnston Blakely, captures and burns the British merchant barque Neptune, southwest of Ireland.

https://www.history.navy.mil/research/h ... asp-v.html

The Legacy of Ships Named Enterprise

https://www.history.navy.mil/today-in-h ... une-5.html

1794 — The first officers of the U.S. Navy under the new United States Constitution are appointed: John Barry, Samuel Nicholson, Silas Talbot, Joshua Barney, Richard Dale, and Thomas Truxtun. They are also asked to supervise the construction of new ships.

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1850 — The brig USS Perry, commanded by Lt. Andrew H. Foote, captures American slaver Martha off Ambriz (near the city of Luanda), Angola, Africa.

https://www.history.navy.mil/today-in-h ... une-7.html

1898 — During the Spanish-American War, USS Marblehead (C 11), along with auxiliary cruisers USS Yankee and USS St. Louis, engage the Spanish gunboat Sandoval and the shore batteries at Guantanamo, Cuba for 2 1/2 hours.

Silent Professionals: History of the Rank of Chief Petty Officer

https://www.history.navy.mil/today-in-h ... ne-10.html

1896 — Authorization is given for the first experimental ship model basin, which was under the supervision of Chief Constructor of the Navy, Capt. David W. Taylor. The basin, in Building 70 at the Washington Navy Yard, Washington, D.C., is used by the Navy to monitor new hull designs.

Naval Battles of the American Revolutionary War

https://www.history.navy.mil/today-in-h ... ne-12.html

1970 — After an earthquake in Peru, USS Guam (LPH 9) begins 11 days of relief flights to transport medical teams and supplies, as well as rescue victims.

https://www.history.navy.mil/today-in-h ... ne-13.html

1900 — During the Boxer Rebellion, the International Relief Expedition turns back near Anting, China, and moves to Sanstun after the Tientsin-Peking railroad is cut by the Boxers, whose anti-foreign mantra grew to burning homes and killing foreigners as well as Chinese Christians. In total, 56 Marines and Sailors receive the Medal of Honor for their actions during the Rebellion.

The Evolution of the Good Conduct Medal

1864 - During the Civil War, the side-wheel steamer / timberclad gunboat, USS Lexington, commanded by Lt. George Bache,
and a boat crew from the side-wheel steamer USS Tyler capture three steamers aiding Confederates off Beulah Landing, Miss.


https://www.ibiblio.org/hyperwar/Online ... /lex-3.htm

https://www.history.navy.mil/research/h ... r-iii.html

The Honor of Restoring America's Ship of State

https://www.history.navy.mil/today-in-h ... ne-17.html

1870 — Under the command of Lt. Willard H. Brownson, six boats from the steam sloop-of-war USS Mohican attack a group of pirates in the Teacapan River, Mexico.

1898 — President William McKinley signs into law a Congressional bill authorizing the establishment of the U.S. Navy Hospital Corps.