Wednesday, January 7, 2015

7 January 1945 A.D. USS Destroyers CHARLES AUSBURNE (DD-570), BRAINE (DD-630), RUSSELL (DD-414), & SHAW (DD-373) Sink Japanese Destroyer HINOKI 50 SW of Manila Bay


7 January 1945 A.D.  USS Destroyers CHARLES AUSBURNE (DD-570), BRAINE (DD-630), RUSSELL (DD-414), & SHAW (DD-373) Sink Japanese Destroyer HINOKI 50 SW of Manila Bay


1822 - The schooner Porpoise captures six pirate vessels off Cuba and destroys their base, while USS Spark recaptures a Dutch sloop that had been taken as a prize by pirates. A landing party destroys the pirate's base in the West Indies.

1881 - Nathan Goff Jr., took office as the 28th Secretary of the Navy, serving until March. A World War II destroyer was named for him.

1945 - Destroyers Charles Ausburne (DD 570), Braine (DD 630), Russell (DD 414) and Shaw (DD 373) sink the Japanese destroyer Hinoki, 50 miles west-southwest of Manila Bay.

1945 - Submarine Spot (SS 413) sinks the Japanese gunboat No.2 Nichiei Maru in the Inland Sea.

1960 - The Navy launches its first fully-guided flight of a Polaris missile at Cape Canaveral, Fla. The missile flies 900 miles.

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