This day in military history..
Chukpike
Banned
December 7 US Naval History
1917 - Four U.S. battleships arrive at Scapa Flow taking on the role of the British Grand Fleet's Sixth Battle Squadron. Include USS Delaware (BB-28), USS Florida (BB-30), New York (BB-34), and USS Wyoming (BB-32).
1941 - Japanese carrier aircraft attack U.S. Pacific Fleet based in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii.
1944 - Seventh Fleet forces land Army troops on shore of Ormoc Bay. Kamikazes attack Task Force, damaging several U.S. Navy ships.
1941 - Japanese carrier aircraft attack U.S. Pacific Fleet based in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii.
1944 - Seventh Fleet forces land Army troops on shore of Ormoc Bay. Kamikazes attack Task Force, damaging several U.S. Navy ships.
Chukpike
Banned
December 8 US Naval History
1933 - Secretary of the Navy establishes Fleet Marine Force, integrating a ready-to-deploy Marine force with own aircraft into Fleet organization.
1941 - US declares war on Japan.
1941 - USS Wake (PR-3), a river gunboat moored at Shanghai, is only U.S. vessel to surrender during World War II.
1942 - Eight PT boats (PT 36, PT 37, PT 40, PT 43, PT 44, PT 48, PT 59, and PT 109) turn back 8 Japanese destroyers attempting to reinforce Japanese forces on Guadalcanal. PT 109 was John F. Kennedy's patrol boat.
1941 - US declares war on Japan.
1941 - USS Wake (PR-3), a river gunboat moored at Shanghai, is only U.S. vessel to surrender during World War II.
1942 - Eight PT boats (PT 36, PT 37, PT 40, PT 43, PT 44, PT 48, PT 59, and PT 109) turn back 8 Japanese destroyers attempting to reinforce Japanese forces on Guadalcanal. PT 109 was John F. Kennedy's patrol boat.
Chukpike
Banned
December 9 US Naval History
1938 - Prototype shipboard radar, designed and built by the Naval Research Laboratory, is installed on USS New York (BB-34).
1941 - USS Swordfish (SS-193) makes initial U.S. submarine attack on Japanese ship.
1952 - Strike by aircraft from Task Force 77 destroys munitions factory and rail facilities near Rashin, North Korea
1941 - USS Swordfish (SS-193) makes initial U.S. submarine attack on Japanese ship.
1952 - Strike by aircraft from Task Force 77 destroys munitions factory and rail facilities near Rashin, North Korea
Chukpike
Banned
December 10 US Naval History
1941 - Guam surrenders to Japanese.
1941 - Aircraft from USS Enterprise attack and sink Japanese Submarine I-70 north of Hawaiian Islands. A participant in the Pearl Harbor Attack, I-70 is the first Japanese combatant ship sunk during World War II.
1941 - PBY piloted by LT Utter of VP-101 shoots down Japanese ZERO in first Navy air-to-air kill during World War II.
1950 - Evacuation operations at Wonson, North Korea, completed.
1979 - First Poseidon submarine configured with Trident missiles, USS Francis Scott Key (SSBN-657) completes initial deterrent patrol.
1982 - USS Ohio (SSBN-726), first Trident-Class submarine, returns from first deterrent patrol.
1941 - Aircraft from USS Enterprise attack and sink Japanese Submarine I-70 north of Hawaiian Islands. A participant in the Pearl Harbor Attack, I-70 is the first Japanese combatant ship sunk during World War II.
1941 - PBY piloted by LT Utter of VP-101 shoots down Japanese ZERO in first Navy air-to-air kill during World War II.
1950 - Evacuation operations at Wonson, North Korea, completed.
1979 - First Poseidon submarine configured with Trident missiles, USS Francis Scott Key (SSBN-657) completes initial deterrent patrol.
1982 - USS Ohio (SSBN-726), first Trident-Class submarine, returns from first deterrent patrol.
Dec 10
1665 de Ruyter establishes the Royal Netherlands Marine Corps
1864 Sherman's troops arrive @ Savannah's defences
1898 Spanish-American War ends
1941 Japanese troops land on Luzon & Japanese aircraft sinks HMS Repulse & Prince of Wales
1949 Red Chinese troops begin siege of Chengdu, last KMT held city on the mainland
1665 de Ruyter establishes the Royal Netherlands Marine Corps
1864 Sherman's troops arrive @ Savannah's defences
1898 Spanish-American War ends
1941 Japanese troops land on Luzon & Japanese aircraft sinks HMS Repulse & Prince of Wales
1949 Red Chinese troops begin siege of Chengdu, last KMT held city on the mainland
Dec 11
1602 Citizens of Geneva repulse an attack by Spanish/Italian troops
1861 Major fire in Charleston S.C. causes wide spread damage in one of the South's most important ports.
1863 One of Ft. Sumter's magazines explodes during a bombardment
1941 Germany & Italy declare War on the US
1994 Pres. Yeltsin orders troops into Chechnya
1602 Citizens of Geneva repulse an attack by Spanish/Italian troops
1861 Major fire in Charleston S.C. causes wide spread damage in one of the South's most important ports.
1863 One of Ft. Sumter's magazines explodes during a bombardment
1941 Germany & Italy declare War on the US
1994 Pres. Yeltsin orders troops into Chechnya
Chukpike
Banned
December 11 US Naval History
1941 - Contract establishes the Naval Salvage Service.
1941 - Wake Island Garrison under Commander Winfield Cunningham repulses Japanese invasion force.
1954 - First supercarrier of 59,630 tons, USS Forrestal (CVA-59), launched at Newport News, VA.
1941 - Wake Island Garrison under Commander Winfield Cunningham repulses Japanese invasion force.
1954 - First supercarrier of 59,630 tons, USS Forrestal (CVA-59), launched at Newport News, VA.
Chukpike
Banned
December 12 US Naval History
1862 - Confederate torpedo (mine) sinks USS Cairo in Yazoo River.
1937 - Japanese aircraft sink USS Panay in Yangtze River near Nanking, China.
1941 - Naval Air Transport Service is established.
1951 - First flight of helicopter with gas-turbine engine at Windsor Locks, CT, demonstrates adaptability of this engine to helicopters.
1972- Captain Eugene A. Cernan, USN, commander of Apollo 17, walks on the Moon. Commander Ronald E. Evans, USN, was the Command Module Pilot. The mission lasted 12 days, 13 hours and 52 minutes. Recovery by HC-1 helicopters from USS Ticonderoga (CVS-14).
1937 - Japanese aircraft sink USS Panay in Yangtze River near Nanking, China.
1941 - Naval Air Transport Service is established.
1951 - First flight of helicopter with gas-turbine engine at Windsor Locks, CT, demonstrates adaptability of this engine to helicopters.
1972- Captain Eugene A. Cernan, USN, commander of Apollo 17, walks on the Moon. Commander Ronald E. Evans, USN, was the Command Module Pilot. The mission lasted 12 days, 13 hours and 52 minutes. Recovery by HC-1 helicopters from USS Ticonderoga (CVS-14).
Dec 12
627 Battle of Ninevah
1098 Crusaders capture Ma'arrat al-Numan & massacre the inhaditants
1781 2nd naval Battle of Ushant British fleet defeat the French
1939 Battle of Tolvajarvi, Finland. Destroyer HMS Duchess sunk in collision with HMS Barham off Scotland
1942 Operation Winter Storm: German attempt to relieve surrounded 6th Army in Stalingrad.
627 Battle of Ninevah
1098 Crusaders capture Ma'arrat al-Numan & massacre the inhaditants
1781 2nd naval Battle of Ushant British fleet defeat the French
1939 Battle of Tolvajarvi, Finland. Destroyer HMS Duchess sunk in collision with HMS Barham off Scotland
1942 Operation Winter Storm: German attempt to relieve surrounded 6th Army in Stalingrad.
Dec 13
1643 Battle of Alton
1861 Battle of Camp Allegheny, Va
1862 Battle of Fredriksburg, Va
1864 Battle of Ft. McAllister, Ga. Sherman's troops capture Ft. McAllister & gain access to US Navy supply ships near Savannah, Ga.
1939 naval Battle of the River Plate. Armored Ship Admiral Graf Spee vs R.N. Cruisers HMS Exeter, Ajax , Achillies
1643 Battle of Alton
1861 Battle of Camp Allegheny, Va
1862 Battle of Fredriksburg, Va
1864 Battle of Ft. McAllister, Ga. Sherman's troops capture Ft. McAllister & gain access to US Navy supply ships near Savannah, Ga.
1939 naval Battle of the River Plate. Armored Ship Admiral Graf Spee vs R.N. Cruisers HMS Exeter, Ajax , Achillies
Chukpike
Banned
December 15 US Naval History
1943 - Bureau of Naval Personnel Circular Letter on non-discrimination in Navy V-12 program.
1944 - Congress appoints first three of four Fleet Admirals.
1965 - Launch of Gemini 6 with Captain Walter M. Schirra, Jr., USN, as Command Pilot. The mission included 16 orbits in 25 hours and 51 minutes. Recovery was by HS-11 helicopters from USS Wasp (CVS-18)
1988 - End of Earnest Will convoy operations to escort reflagged tankers in the Persian Gulf.
1944 - Congress appoints first three of four Fleet Admirals.
1965 - Launch of Gemini 6 with Captain Walter M. Schirra, Jr., USN, as Command Pilot. The mission included 16 orbits in 25 hours and 51 minutes. Recovery was by HS-11 helicopters from USS Wasp (CVS-18)
1988 - End of Earnest Will convoy operations to escort reflagged tankers in the Persian Gulf.
Dec 15
533 Battle of Ticameron
1256 Mongols capture Alamat, Persia
1467 Battle of Baia
1864 Battle of Nashville 1st day
1914 Serbs recapture Belgrade from the Austrians
1917 Armistice signed between Russia's Bolshivic Govt. & The Central Powers
2005 F-22 enters USAF service
2006 1st flight F-35
533 Battle of Ticameron
1256 Mongols capture Alamat, Persia
1467 Battle of Baia
1864 Battle of Nashville 1st day
1914 Serbs recapture Belgrade from the Austrians
1917 Armistice signed between Russia's Bolshivic Govt. & The Central Powers
2005 F-22 enters USAF service
2006 1st flight F-35
Dec 16
1598 naval Battle of Noryang Point Korean/Japanese fleet defeat Chinese
1761 Russians capture the Prussian fortress of Kolobrzeg
1838 Battle of Blood River, South Africa
1907 U.S. Great White Fleet starts its Journey to circumnavigate the world
1914 German battleships bombard English coastal towns
1944 Battle of the Bulge begins
1971 Pakistan Army surrenders ending the Bangladeshi War of Independence & the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971
1598 naval Battle of Noryang Point Korean/Japanese fleet defeat Chinese
1761 Russians capture the Prussian fortress of Kolobrzeg
1838 Battle of Blood River, South Africa
1907 U.S. Great White Fleet starts its Journey to circumnavigate the world
1914 German battleships bombard English coastal towns
1944 Battle of the Bulge begins
1971 Pakistan Army surrenders ending the Bangladeshi War of Independence & the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971
Chukpike
Banned
December 16 US Naval History
1821 - LT Robert F. Stockton and Dr. Eli Ayers, a naval surgeon and member of American Colonizing Society, induce a local African king to sell territory for a colony which became the Republic of Liberia.
1907 - Great White Fleet departs Hampton Roads, VA to circumnavigate the world.
1922 - USS Bainbridge (DD-246) rescues 482 persons from burning French transport Vinh-Long.
1941 - USS Swordfish (SS-193) sinks Japanese cargo ship Atsutasan Maru.
1942 - Pharmacist's Mate First Class Harry B. Roby, USNR, performs an appendectomy on Torpedoman First Class W. R. Jones on board USS Grayback (SS-208). It is the second appendectomy performed on board a submarine.
1998 - In Operation Desert Fox, Navy cruise missiles attack Iraq.
1907 - Great White Fleet departs Hampton Roads, VA to circumnavigate the world.
1922 - USS Bainbridge (DD-246) rescues 482 persons from burning French transport Vinh-Long.
1941 - USS Swordfish (SS-193) sinks Japanese cargo ship Atsutasan Maru.
1942 - Pharmacist's Mate First Class Harry B. Roby, USNR, performs an appendectomy on Torpedoman First Class W. R. Jones on board USS Grayback (SS-208). It is the second appendectomy performed on board a submarine.
1998 - In Operation Desert Fox, Navy cruise missiles attack Iraq.
Dec 17
546 Ostrogoths take Rome
1583 Siege of Godesburg ends
1718 Great Britian declares War on Spain
1903 Wright Brother make 1st powered heavier than air flight.
1935 1st flight on DC-3
1939 German Armored Ship Admiral Graf Spee scuttled near Montevedio
1941 Japanese invade Borneo
1944 Battle of the Bulge: Malmedy Massacre
1947 1st flight B-47
1950 1st combat mission of F-86 in Korea
1961 India siezes Goa from Portugal
546 Ostrogoths take Rome
1583 Siege of Godesburg ends
1718 Great Britian declares War on Spain
1903 Wright Brother make 1st powered heavier than air flight.
1935 1st flight on DC-3
1939 German Armored Ship Admiral Graf Spee scuttled near Montevedio
1941 Japanese invade Borneo
1944 Battle of the Bulge: Malmedy Massacre
1947 1st flight B-47
1950 1st combat mission of F-86 in Korea
1961 India siezes Goa from Portugal
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Chukpike
Banned
December 17 US Naval History
1846 - Ships under Commodore Matthew Calbraith Perry capture Laguna de Terminos during Mexican War.
1941 - Admiral Chester W. Nimitz named Commander in Chief, US Pacific Fleet, to relieve Admiral Husband Kimmel. Admiral William Pye becomes acting commander until Nimitz's arrival.
1941 - Admiral Chester W. Nimitz named Commander in Chief, US Pacific Fleet, to relieve Admiral Husband Kimmel. Admiral William Pye becomes acting commander until Nimitz's arrival.