Saturday, January 17, 2015

18 January 1991 A.D. SH-60Bs from USS NICHOLAS (FF-47) “Neutralize” Iraqis on 9 Oil Platforms


18 January 1991 A.D.  SH-60Bs from USS NICHOLAS (FF-47) “Neutralize” Iraqis on 9 Oil Platforms


1885 - A Marine guard from steamer USS Alliance lands at Colon, Panama, (then in Colombia) to guard the railroad and to protect American lives and property during a period of political unrest.

1911 - The first aircraft landing onboard a ship takes place when pilot Eugene Ely lands onboard the armored cruiser USS Pennsylvania while anchored in San Francisco Bay, Calif., and then makes a return flight back to Tanforan Field in San Francisco.

1942 - Submarine USS Plunger (SS 179) sinks the Japanese freighter Eizan Maru (ex-Panamanian Aurora) off the mouth of Kii Strait, Honshu.

1962 - USS Duxbury Bay transfers a Navy doctor to help a Danish crewman after a flash fire burned him onboard Danish tanker Prima Maersk in the Persian Gulf.

1991 - During Operation Desert Storm, HSL-44 (Det 8) SH-60Bs from USS Nicholas (FFG 47), along with Kuwaiti and Army vessels, engage and neutralize Iraqi forces on nine oil platforms in the Durrah oil field.

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