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"Yeomanettes" Paved the Way for Women of All Ratings Today

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1960 — After floods cause destruction at Paramaribo, Suriname, USS Glacier (AGB 4) begins 12 days of relief operations, providing helicopter and boat transportation and emergency supplies to the residents.

The Rebirth of the U.S. Navy: A Fleet of Frigates to Equal None

The Rebirth of the U.S. Navy and the Legendary Exploits of the Original Frigate Sailors

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1850 – Launch of USS Susquehanna, a sidewheel steam frigate, was the first ship of the United States Navy to be named for the Susquehanna River.

1854 - American and British naval brigades of 90 and 150 men engage Chinese Imperial troops at Shanghai after acts of aggression against American and British citizens. The American party fell under the command of Cmdr. J. Kelly, the commanding officer of USS Plymouth.

1776 - The Continental brig USS Lexington, commanded by John Barry, captures the British
sloop tender Edward near the Virginia Capes after a fierce fight that takes nearly an hour.


1814 – Launch of USS Jefferson was a brig in the United States Navy during the War of 1812.

Thomas Edison's Role in Birth of Navy's Department of Invention and Development

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1940 — USS J. Fred Talbott (DD 156) returns to the Panama Canal Zone after providing medical assistance to a passenger on board Japanese steamship SS Arimasan Maru.

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1898 — The first post-Civil War hospital ship, USS Solace (AH 2) is commissioned and soon participates in the Spanish-American War attending to wounded servicemen from battles in Cuba.

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1912 — The scout cruisers USS Chester and USS Salem sail from Massachusetts to assist RMS Titanic survivors, and escort RMS Carpathia, which carried the survivors of the Titanic, to New York.

Through "Rocket's Red Glare" Flotilla Sailors Stand Strong

I have often wondered about the strange (not knowing it's context) wording of the American National Anthem.

It makes sense in the given context.

(And English)

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1778 — The sloop-of-war Ranger, commanded by John Paul Jones, captures British ship, Lord Chatham, in St. Georges Channel, during the American Revolution.

1808 — Napoleon Bonaparte issues the Bayonne Decree, which authorizes the French seizure of all United States ships entering all ports of the Hanseatic League. Napoleon argues the decree will help the United States enforce the Embargo Act signed by President Thomas Jefferson in December 1807.

1918 — USS Stewart (DD-13) is on escort duty in Quiberon Bay, France when nearby the American steamship Florence H suffers an internal explosion. Ships Cook Third Class Jesse W. Covington and Quartermaster Frank M. Upton dive overboard to save an exhausted survivor surrounded by exploding power boxes. For their actions, both sailors receive the Medal of Honor.
https://www.ibiblio.org/hyperwar/Online ... -upton.htm
https://www.ibiblio.org/hyperwar/Online ... covgtn.htm

The POW/MIA Table: A Place Setting for One, A Table for All