1864 - screw steamer Massachusetts captures the sloop Persis in Wassaw Sound, Ga.
1904 - The Marine detachment from USS Cincinnati provides protection and assistance during the evacuation of Americans from Incheon and Seoul when they are endangered by the Russo-Japanese War.
1943 - USS Champlin (DD-601) sinks German submarine U-130, which had previously sunk 25 Allied vessels, including three US Navy ships during Operation Torch.
1956 - The first missile firing aircraft squadron, VFA-83, is deployed overseas aboard USS Intrepid.
The first missile firing aircraft squadron is deployed aboard USS Intrepid.