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  1. 1819 - Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles founds freeport harbor Singapore.

    1832 - US ship destroys Sumatran village in retaliation for piracy.

    1836 - HMS Beagle/Charles Darwin reach Diemen's Land (Tasmania).

    1861 - British Vice-Admiral Robert Fitzroy issues first storm warnings for ships.

    1862 - American Civil Was; naval engagement on Tennessee River-USS Conestago vs CSS Appleton Belle.

    1922 - US, UK, France, Italy & Japan sign Washington naval arms limitation.

    1933 - Highest recorded sea wave (not tsunami), 112 feet, in Pacific hurricane.

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