Friday, January 23, 2015

23 January 1943 A.D. USS GUARDFISH (22-217) Sinks Japanese Destroyer HAKAZE


23 January 1943 A.D.  USS GUARDFISH (22-217) Sinks Japanese Destroyer HAKAZE


1854 - The sloop of war USS Germantown captures the slaver R.P. Brown off Porto Praya.

1943 - Submarine USS Guardfish (SS 217) sinks the Japanese destroyer Hakaze off New Ireland.

1960 - The Bathyscaph "Trieste" descends on a nine hour journey seven miles to the deepest part of the worlds oceans, Challenger Deep, located at the southern end of the Mariana Trench.

1968 - USS Pueblo (AGER-2) is seized by North Korean forces in Sea of Japan. The crew is released on Dec. 23, 1968.

1988 - Guided Missile Cruiser USS San Jacinto (CG 56) is commissioned.

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