Naval History On This Day, Any Nation

[Kevin]

June 25

 

 

 

1667

Victory over anchored French Squadron, under Admiral Joseph de la Barre, at Martinique by British fleet, under Rear-Admiral Sir John Harman. At least eight French ships were burnt and several more were sunk.

1746

British squadron, under Cptn. Edward Peyton, engaged French fleet, under Comte de La Bourdonnais, in E. Indies.

1754

John Jervis (later Earl of St Vincent) moved to HMS Severn (50) as a Midshipman

1755

HMS Mars (64), Cptn. John Amherst, grounded and wrecked while going into harbour at Halifax NS.

1795

HMS Dido (28), Cptn. George Henry Towry, and HMS Lowestoffe (32), Cptn. Robert Gambier Middleton, engaged Minerve (40) and Artemise (36).  Minerve was taken.

1803

HMS Endymion (50), Cptn. Hon. Charles Paget, captured French corvetteBacchante (18), Lt. Vaisseau.

1808

HMS Porcupine (22), Cptn. Hon. Henry Duncan, captured French letter of marque schooner Nouvelle Enterprise (6) south of Bastia.

1809

HMS Cyane (22), Cptn. Thomas Staines, and HMS Espoir (18), Robert Mitford, engaged Ceres.

1813

Capture of Hampton by boats of HMS Marlborough (74), Cptn. C. B. Ross, and squadron.

[st george]

1786 - Gavriil Pribylov discovers St. George Island of the Pribilof Islands in the Bering Sea.

1917 - Navy convoy of troopships carrying American Expeditionary Forces arrives in France.

1944 - United States Navy and Royal Navy ships bombard Cherbourg to support United States Army units engaged in the Battle of Cherbourg.

1950 - North Korea invades South Korea beginning Korean Conflict.

[Kevin]

June 26

 

 

 

1748

HMS Fowey (44), Cptn. Francis William Drake, wrecked in the Gulf of Florida.

1766

HMS Saint Lawrence lost, off Ingonish

1798

HMS Seahorse (38), Cptn. Edward James Foote, captured French frigate Sensible(32) off the coast of Sicily

1799

HMS Alcmene (32), Cptn. H. Digby, captured French privateer Conrageux (28), Jean Bernard, off the coast of Portugal.

1806

Boats of HMS Port Mahon (18), Samuel Chambers, cut out Spanish letter of marque brig San Josef (7) from the harbour of Banes in Cuba.

1808

Boats of HMS Standard (64), Cptn. Thomas Harvey, captured Italian gunboatVolpe and French dispatch boat Leger off Corfu.

[st george]

1884 - Congress authorizes commissioning of Naval Academy graduates as ensigns
1918 - Marine brigade captures Belleau Wood
1959 - The St. Lawrence Seaway has it's official opening when the Royal Yacht Britannia with The Queen representing Canada and US President Dwight D Eisenhower from the United States formally open The St. Lawrence Seaway, creating a navigational channel from the Atlantic Ocean to all the Great Lakes. The seaway, made up of a system of canals, locks, and dredged waterways, extends a distance of nearly 2,500 miles, from the Atlantic Ocean through the Gulf of St. Lawrence to Duluth, Minnesota, on Lake Superior.
1962 - NAVFAC Cape Hatteras makes first Sound Surveillance System (SOSUS) detection of a Soviet diesel submarine.
1973 - Navy Task Force 78 completes minesweeping of North Vietnamese ports.

[Kevin]

June 27

 

1588

Spanish Armada arrives at Calais

1796

HMS Inconstant (36) saved British residents at Leghorn.

1803

Boats of HMS Loire (40), Cptn. Frederick Maitland, captured Venteux (10) at anchor under a shore battery in the Isle de Bas Roads.

1811

HMS Guadaloupe (16), Joseph Swabey Tetley, engaged French Tactique (16) andGuepe (8) off the Cap de Creux.

Edited June 28, 2013 by Kevin

[st george]

1813 - USS President anchors in Bergen, Norway

1905 - Battleship Potemkin uprising: sailors start a mutiny aboard the Battleship Potemkin, denouncing the crimes of autocracy, demanding liberty and an end to war.
1950 - To support U.N. call to assist South Korea, Truman authorizes U.S. naval and air operations south of 38th Parallel, Korea

Edited June 28, 2013 by st george

[Kevin]

June 28

 

 

1588

Fireship attack on Spanish Armada

1720

HMS Milford (32), Cptn. Peter Chamberlain, driven ashore and wrecked on the north west end of Cuba.

1776

HMS Actaeon (28), Cptn. Christopher Atkins, part of a squadron under Commodore Sir Peter Parker, grounded taking up position to attack Fort Moultrie at the southern end of Sullivan's Island, Charleston, SC, and was set on fire when she could not be got off.

1783

HMS Nymph (14) burnt by accident at Tortola

1794

HMS Rose (28) wrecked on Rocky-Point, Jamaica.

1801

Boats of HMS Mercury (28), Cptn. T Rogers, and HMS Corso (14), William Ricketts, captured pirate vessel Tigre (8) among the rocks of the Tremite Islands in the Adriatic.

1803

HMS Goliath (74), Capt. C. Brisbane, captured Mignonne (16), Cptn. J. P. Bargeaud, and HMS Hercule (74) engaged Poursuivante (40) off San Domingo            

1810

Boats of HMS Amphion (32), Cptn. William Hoste, and HMS Cerberus (32), Cptn Henry Whitby, and HMS ACTIVE (38), Cptn. James Alexander Gordon, took two forts and cut out 25 vessels from the harbour at Grao. 

1811

HMS Firm Brig (12), Lt. John Little, grounded on a bank off the coast of France and set on fire to avoid capture..

1814

USS Wasp (22), Cptn. Johnston Blakely, captures HMS Reindeer (18), William Manners (Killed in Action), in the Atlantic

HMS Leopard (50), wrecked near the Island of Anticosti, Gulf of St. Lawrence.

1849

The Danish brig St. Croix, Lt Cmdr Peter C. Holm, on blockade in the Baltic, fights the Prussian paddle steamer Preussischer Adler, Commodore Schroeder, off Hela in the Bay of Danzig.

1865

CSS Shenandoah captures 11 American whalers in one day

[st george]

1794 - Joshua Humphreys appointed master builder to build Navy ships at an annual salary of $2,000.

1904 – The SS Norge runs aground and sinks
1970 - USS James Madison (SSBN-627) completes conversion to Poseidon missile capability

[Kevin]

June 29

 

 

1758

HMS Renown (30) took French Guirlande (22)

1798

HMS Pique (38), Cptn. David Milne, and HMS Jason captured Seine (42). They all grounded near Pointe de la Trenche and Pique was bilged so it was necessary to destroy her.

1811

4 Danish gunboats, under Lt. Broder K. B. Wigelsen, took HMS Safeguard (14), Lt. Thomas England, off Randers fjord.

Edited June 29, 2013 by Kevin

[st george]

1377 - French invasion fleet lands at Rye England.

1694 - Dutch fleet attacks French grain transports.

1807 – Russo-Turkish War: Admiral Dmitry Senyavin destroys the Ottoman fleet in the Battle of Athos.

1925 - Ships and men from 11th and 12th Naval Districts assist in relief after earthquake at Santa Barbara , CA.
1950 - Truman authorizes sea blockade of the Korean coast.
1950 - USS Juneau fires first naval shore bombardment of Korean Conflict.

1986 - Richard Branson on the 72 ft powerboat Virgin Challenger II smashes the world record for the fastest crossing of the Atlantic beating the previous record-holder, the SS United States, which has held the title since 1952 . Although Virgin Challenger II broke the record, the Hales' trustees refused to award the Blue Riband trophy because the boat did not have a commercial maritime purpose and had stopped to refuel.

2002 – Naval clashes between South Korea and North Korea lead to the death of six South Korean sailors and sinking of a North Korean vessel.

[Erebus and Terror]

June 29th, 1813. HMS Terrror launched in Topsham, Devon.

The Terror was destined to become one of the Royal Navy's most successful polar exploration vessels. She was lost in the Canadian Arctic in 1848 - her wreck has never been found.

Edited June 29, 2013 by Erebus and Terror

[Kevin]

June 30

 

 

1690

Battle of Beachy Head. French fleet of 75 ships, under Comte de Tourville, defeated Anglo-Dutch fleet of 56 ships, under the Earl of Torrington. The Anglo-Dutch fleet lost 11 ships.

1797

Richard Parker, President of the "Floating Republic" at the Nore, hanged aboard HMS Sandwich (98)

1803

HMS Vanguard (74) Cptn. James Walker, and HMS Cumberland (74) captured French frigate Creole.

1808

HMS Capelin Schooner (6), Lt. Josias Bray, wrecked on sunken rock off entrance of Brest Harbor.

1814

USS Alligator schooner sank in Port Royal Sound during a heavy storm

1815

USS Peacock, Cptn. Lewis Warrington,  takes HMS Nautilus, last action of the War of 1812 

[st george]

1900 - A major fire broke out on a Pier in New Jersey ( Pier 3 in Hoboken ) engulfing 4 German ships that were docked and spreading to over 27 ships before the fire was bought under control .  
1943 - Third Fleet Amphibious Force lands troops on Rendova Island while naval gunfire silences Japanese artillery
1951 - Naval Administration of Marianas ends

[st george]

JULY 01

 

1782 - American privateers attack Lunenburg, Nova Scotia.
1800 - First convoy duty; USS Essex escorts convoy of merchant ships from East Indies to U.S.
1801 - U.S. squadron under Commodore Dale enters Mediterranean to strike Barbary Pirates.
1914 - Prohibition of alcohol begins in the Navy.  
1918 - USS Covington hit without warning by two torpedoes from German Submarine U-86 and sank the next day.
1933 - USS Constitution commences tour of principal U.S. seaports.
 

[Kevin]

1644

The Battle at Kolberger Heide. Danish fleet of around 40 ships, divided into 3 squadron, under HM. Christian the IVth fights a Swedish fleet of 42 ships, under Admiral Klas Fleming. The King is wounded during the battle, and loses one eye.

1731

Adam Duncan born in Lundie, Perthshire.

1795

Sir John Jervis promoted to full Admiral

1797

Naval Regulations passed by US Congress

1800

First convoy duty; USS Essex escorts convoy of merchant ships from East Indies to U.S.

1801

U.S. squadron under Commodore Dale enters Mediterranean to strike Barbary Pirates

[Kevin]

JULY 02

 

 

 

1803

HMS Minerve (38), Cptn. Jahleel Brenton, grounded in a thick fog on the western point of the Corries of Cherbourg and captured.

1813

HMS Dædalus (38), Cptn. Murray Maxwell, grounded off Island of Ceylon and sank after being refloated.

1816

French frigate La Méduse, Cptn. Duroy de Chaumereys, wrecked on the Bank of Arguin, off the coast of Senegal.

Edited July 2, 2013 by Kevin

[st george]

1839 – Twenty miles off the coast of Cuba, 53 rebelling African slaves led by Joseph Cinqué take over the slave ship Amistad.

1945 - USS Barb (SS-220) bombards Japanese installations on Kaihyo Island, Japan; first successful use of rockets against shore positions.
1946 - Establishment of VX-3 to evaluate adaptability of helicopters to naval purposes.
1950 - USS Juneau and 2 British ships sink 5 of 6 attacking North Korean torpedo boats and gunboats.
1967 - During Operation Bear Claw, Seventh Fleet Amphibious Force conducts helicopter assault 12 miles inland at Con Thien.

[Kevin]

JULY 03

 

 

1764

HMS Dolphin (24), Cptn. Hon. John Byron and HMS Tamar (16), Cdr. Patrick Mouat, sailed on a voyage of discovery.

1780

HMS Romney (50), Cptn. George Johnstone, took French Artois (38) off Cape Finisterre

1795

HMS Melampus (36) and HMS Hebe (38), Cptn. Minchin, captured French Vésuve (4) off St. Malo.

1797

Start of 3 day bombardment of Cadiz by British squadron under Nelson.

1801

HMS Speedy (14), Lord Thomas Cochrane, captured by French squadron under Rear-Admiral Linois as it passed through the Straitsof Gibraltar.

1805

HMS Cambrian (40), Cptn. John Poo Beresford, captured French privateer schooner Matilda (20)

1812

HMS Raven, G. G. Lennock, drove 3 French brigs on shore near Flushing.

1813

Storming and capture of Fiume by Rear Admiral Thomas Freemantle's squadron.

1840

After the Chinese fired on an unarmed ships boat, batteries at Amoy silenced by HMS Blonde (46), Cptn. Thomas Bouchier.

Edited July 3, 2013 by Kevin

[st george]

1767 - Pitcairn Island is discovered by Midshipman Robert Pitcairn on an expeditionary voyage commanded by Philip Carteret.

1898 - Battle of Santiago, Cuba, RADM Sampson's squadron destroys Spanish fleet

1940 - Following the German invasion and occupation of France, French warships fled to the port of Mers-el-Kebir in Algeria . Britain gave the french Vichi government the options of the following for it's French Navy
1. Join British naval forces in the fight against Germany,
2. Hand the ships over to British crews,
3. Disarm the French Navy Ships
4. Scuttle the ships
The French refused , So Britain fearing the French Ships would be used by the Germans to help with an invasion of England circled the port with British Warships and opened fire on the French fleet, killing 1,250 French sailors, damaging the battleship Dunkerque and destroying the Bretagne and the Provence.   
1950 - USS Valley Forge and HMS Triumph participate in first carrier action of Korean Conflict. VF-51 aircraft (Valley Forge) shoot down 2 North Korean aircraft. The action is first combat test of F9F Panther and AD Skyraider.

1952 - The SS United States sets sail on her maiden voyage to Southampton. During the voyage, the ship takes the Blue Riband away from the RMS Queen Mary.

1988 - United States Navy warship USS Vincennes shoots down Iran Air Flight 655 over the Persian Gulf, killing all 290 people aboard.

[Kevin]

JULY 04

 

1760

Fire at Portsmouth Dockyard.

1776

American Declaration of Independance.

[Fiction:-Horatio Hornblower born]

1777

John Paul Jones hoists first Stars and Stripes flag on Ranger at Portsmouth, NH.

1780

HMS Prudente (36), Cptn. Hon. William Waldegrave, and HMS Licome (32), Cptn. Hon. Thomas Cadogan, took and destroyed French frigate Capricieuse (32), Cptn. Le Breton de Eanzanne, off Cape Ortegal.

1803

Boats of HMS Naiad (38), Cptn. James Wallis, cut out Providence.

1811

Boats of HMS Unite (40), Cptn. Chamberlayne, captured St. François di Poale (8) from Port Hercole, then further along the coast, joined by HMS Cephalus (18), Augustus William Clifford, captured 3 merchant vessels.

27 Danish gunboats, under Lt. Jørgen C. de Falsen, attacks 4 British ships-of-the-line, 2 frigates and 2 brigs, escorting a large convoy, off the island of Hjelm. 4 gunboats are lost, while 1 British frigate and 17 merchant men are heavily damaged. 

1812

Boats of HMS Attack (14), Lt. Richard Simmonds, captured a French transport galliot off Calais.

1842

First US test of electrically operated underwater torpedo sinks gunboat Boxer

Edited July 4, 2013 by Kevin

[st george]

1801 - First Presidential Review of U.S. Marine Band and Marines at the White House.
1831 - U.S. concludes indemnity treaty with France.
1842 - First test of electrically operated underwater torpedo sinks gunboat Boxer
1863 - Confederates surrender of Vicksburg, MS, gives Union control of Mississippi River.

[Kevin]

JULY 05

 

 

1695

HMS Charles fireship (6), Edward Darley, burnt at St. Malo.

1770

First day of the 3 day Battle of Çeşme. A Russian Fleet fleet of 9 ships of the line and other vessels under Alexei Grigoryevich Orlov found the Ottoman fleet of 16 ships of the line and other vessels under Mandalzade Hüsameddin Pasha anchored just north of Çeşme Bay, western Anatolia. Towards the end of the engagement an Ottoman ship of the line blew up after her main topsail caught fire and the fire quickly spread to other ships. Three fireships were sent in and almost the entire Ottoman fleet burnt. They lost 15 ships of the line, 6 frigates and many smaller vessels.

1811

Danish attack a British convoy off Hielme Island but are repulsed  with the loss of 4 gun-boats and 120 men.

1814

USS Peacock (22), Lewis Warrington, captures British Stranger, Venus, Adiona, and Fortitude in Irish Channel

1815

Commodore Stephen Decatur's squadron arrives at Tripoli to collect reparations for seizure of American merchant ships in violation of Treaty of 1805.

1833

A Loyalist Portuguese force, mainly commanded by British Officers under Admiral Charles Napier, of Rainha de Portugal (46), Commodore Wilkinson, Cptn. F. G. MacDonough, Dona Maria (42), Cptn. Peake, Dom Pedro (50) Cptn. Thomas Goble, Vila Flor (18), Cptn. Ruxton, Portuense (20), Cptn. Blackstone, and Faro (6) engaged of Cape St. Vincent a superior Miguelites force under Admiral Manuel António Marreiros of Nau Rainha (74), Cptn. Barradas, Dom João (74), Martinho de Freitas (50), Duquesa da Bragança (56), Isabel Maria (22), Princesa Real (24), Tejo (20), Sybille (20), Audaz (18), Activa (xebec) and several other brigs. The first 5 named Miguelites vessels were taken by boarding following which they changed their allegiance. This is regarded as the last major engagement to take place solely under sail

Edited July 5, 2013 by Kevin

[st george]

1596 - English fleet under the earl of Essex plunder Cadiz.

1610 - John Guy set sail from Bristol with 39 other colonists for Newfoundland.

1832 - HMS Beagle and Charles Darwin depart Rio de Janeiro.

1859 - Captain N. C. Brooks discovers Midway Islands.

1924 -   The sidewheel paddle steamer ( Three Rivers ) burned to the waters edge with 350 passengers on board causing the loss of 8 and many more injured near cove point while bound for Baltimore.

1943 - U.S. invasion fleet of 96 ships sails to Sicily.
 

[Kevin]

JULY 06

 

1747

Birth of John Paul Jones at Arbigland, Scotland.

1759

British squadron under George Rodney bombarded Le Havre,

1779

The Battle of Grenada. Engagement between British fleet of 21 ships of the line and 1 frigate, under Vice-Admiral John Byron, and French fleet of 25 ships of the line and several frigates, under Admiral Comte d'Estaing.

1780

HMS Romney (50), Cptn. George Johnstone, took French Perle (18) off Cape Finisterre

1782

The Battle of Negapatam. British fleet of 11 ships, under Vice-Admiral Sir Edward Hughes, engaged a French fleet of 11 ships, under the Bailli de Suffren, off the coast of India.

1801

Action off Algeciras between British squadron of 6 ships of the line, under Rear-Admiral Sir James Saumarez, and French squadron of 3 ships of the line and a frigate, under Rear-Admiral Linois. HMS Hannibal (74), Cptn. Solomon Ferris, grounded and was taken.

1804

HMS Raven (18) wrecked near Mazzara, Sicily coast.

1808

HMS Seahorse (38), Cptn. John Stewart, captured Turkish Badere Zaffer (54), Scanderli Kichue Ali, and sankAlis Fezan (24)

1809

HMS Bonne Citoyenne (20), William Mounsey, captured Furieuse (20).

1812

HMS Dictator (64), Cptn. Stewart, HMS Calypso (18), Henry Weir, HMS Podargus (14), William Robilliard, and HMS Flamer (14), Lt. Thomas England, engaged and destroyed the Danish frigate Najaden (38), Cdr. Hans Peter Holm, and the brigs Lolland (20), and Kiel (18) and also engaged the brig Samso (18) in Lyngør harbor .

1820

HMS Carron, John Furneaux, wrecked 4 miles to the north of the Black Pagoda, Poorie.

Edited July 6, 2013 by Kevin

[st george]

1484 - Portuguese sea captain Diogo Cão finds the mouth of the Congo River.

1590 - English admiral Francis Drake takes Portuguese Forts at Taag.
1898 - Armed Auxiliary Dixie captures Spanish Three Bells, Pilgrim, and Greeman Castle.
1908 - CDR Robert Peary sails in Roosevelt from New York to explore Arctic.
1943 - Night Battle of Kula Gulf results in loss of 2 Japanese destroyers and USS Helena.
1976 - 1st women enter U.S. Naval Academy.

2011 - A boat travelling to Saudi Arabia that was carrying around 200 migrants caught on fire and sank in the Red Sea, killing 197 people. Officials stated that the passengers were likely to have been Somalis who were trying to flee the drought. Only three people were rescued.   

[Kevin]

JULY 07

 

 

1777

American frigates Hancock (32), Cptn. John Manley, and Boston (30), Cptn. Hector McNeil, were escorting their prize HMS Fox (28) to Boston. They were pursued by the British frigate HMS Rainbow (44), Cptn. Sir George Collier, who was joined by HMS Flora (32), Cptn. John Brisbane. The American ships steered different courses and Flora took Fox while Rainbow took Hancock. Cptn. McNeil was dismissed the American service for deserting Cptn. Manley.

1796

HMS Quebec (32) and convoy engaged two French frigates.

1798

US Congress rescinds treaties with France. Quasi War begins with Frigate Delaware capturing French privateerCroyable

1800

HMS Comet (14), Thomas Leef, HMS Falcon (14), Henry Samuel Butt, HMS Wasp (16), J. Edwards, and HMSRosario (14), Cptn. Carthew, used as fireships in an attack on four French frigates in the Dunkirk Roads. HMSDart (28), Patrick Campbell, took Desiree (40) but the others escaped.

1801

HMS Augustus Gunboat (3), Lt. James Scott, wrecked in the Sound, on the Hoe.

1809

Boats of HMS Bellerophon (74), Cptn. Samuel Warren, HMS Implacable (74), Cptn. Thomas Byam Martin, HMS Melpomene (38), Cptn. Peter Parker, and HMS Prometheus (18), Thomas Forrest, took 6 and sank 1 out of 8 Russian gunboats under Percola Point at Aspo near Fredrikshamm. The 12 vessels laden with powder and provisions that they were protecting were also captured.

1810

Start of 2 day campaign. HMS Boadicea (38), Cptn. Josias Rowley, and consorts took Isle of Bourbon.

1811

HMS Guachapin Brig (10), Lt. Michael Jenkins, driven ashore on Rat Island during a hurricane at Antigua and bilged

1813

Destruction of fortress at Farasina by HMS Eagle (74), Cptn. Charles Rowley, and landing party.

1846

Commodore John D. Sloat lands at Monterey from USS Savannah and claims California for U.S.

Edited July 7, 2013 by Kevin

[st george]

1798 - Congress rescinds treaties with France; Quasi War begins with Frigate Delaware capturing French privateer, Croyable.
1846 - Commodore John D. Sloat lands at Monterey and claims California for U.S.

1908 - Great White Fleet leaves San Francisco Bay.
1916 - Thomas A. Edison becomes head of Naval Consulting Board which screens inventions for use by the Navy.

1952 - The ocean liner SS United States passes Bishop's Rock on her maiden voyage, breaking the transatlantic speed record to become the fastest passenger ship in the world.

[Kevin]

JULY 08

 

1747

HMS Maidstone (50), Cptn. Lord Keppel, chased an enemy ship in-shore off Belle Isle, ran aground and was wrecked,

1757

HMS Experiment (20), Cptn. John Strachan, captured the French privateer Télémaque (20) off Alicante

1760

British squadron under Cptn. John Byron defeats French squadron under Francois Chenard de La Giraudais in the Bay of Chaleur, Gulf of Saint Lawrence.

1778

French fleet under Comte d'Estaing arrives at the mouth of the Delaware Bay and chases HMS Mermaid (28), Cptn. James Hawker, ashone on Assateague Island.

1809

Start of campaign to capture Senegal by HMS Solebay (32), Commodore Edward Henry Columbine, HMS Derwent (18), Fred Parker (Killed in Action), and HMS Tigress (12), Lt. Robert Bones, and some smaller vessels.

1812

HMS Exertion Gun-boat, Lt. James Murray, wrecked in the Elbe.

1853

Commodore Matthew C. Perry sails his squadron into Tokyo Bay.

Edited July 8, 2013 by Kevin

[st george]

1283 - Roger of Lauria, commanding the Aragonese fleet defeats an Angevin fleet sent to put down a rebellion on Malta in the Battle of Malta.

1497 - Vasco da Gama sets sail on the first direct European voyage to India.

1716 - The naval Battle of Dynekilen takes place.

1760 - Battle of Restigouche – British forces defeat French forces in last naval battle in New France.

1836 - HMS Beagle and Charles Darwin reach Saint-Helena.
1879 - USS Jeannette departs San Francisco to explore Arctic.

1898 - U.S. battle fleet under Admiral Dewey occupies Isla Grande at Manila.

1932 - The French Submarine Prominthee sank while doing testing maneuvers in Cherbourg Harbor taking 66 crew members to a depth of 130ft. 
1944 - Naval bombardment of Guam begins.

[Kevin]

JULY 09

 

1745

Lion (50) fought a severe action with the French ship Elizabeth (50) escorting the Doutelle.

1766

HMS Dolphin (24), Cptn. John Byron, and HMS Tamar (16), Cdr. Patrick Mouat, returned from trip round the World.

1778

HMS Ostrich (14), Cptn. Peter Rainier, took a French privateer (16) off Savannah Point.

1789

Royal Visit to Portland Roads.

1790

Start of 2 day Battle of Svensksund. A Swedish fleet of 176 ships, under King Gustav III and Carl Olof Cronstedt, defeated a Russian fleet of 135 ships, under Prince Charles of Nassau-Siegen.

1810

Boats of HMS Sirius (36), Cptn. Samuel Pym, captured French privateer Edward (4)

1846

Sailors and Marines from USS Portsmouth occupy and raise flag over San Francisco.