This Day in Naval History - Oct. 19 From Naval History and Heritage Command, Communication and Outreach Division 1781 - British Gen. Charles Cornwallis surrenders his army of some 8,000 men to Gen. George Washington at Yorktown, giving up any chance of winning the Revolutionary War. 1843 - While commanding the first screw propelled U.S. naval steamer Princeton, Capt. Robert F. Stockton challenges the British merchant ship Great Western to a speed race off New York. Princeton easily wins the race. 1864 - The steamer Mobile captures schooner Emily off San Luis Pass, Texas with a cargo of 150 bales of cotton. 1915 - The Naval Submarine Base at New London, Conn. is established. 1944 - President Franklin D. Roosevelt approves Secretary of the Navy James V. Forrestals order for African American women to be accepted into the Naval Reserve. 1944 - USS Gilligan (DE 508) bombards Mili Atoll, Marshall Islands. 1987 - U.S. Navy destroyers destroy two Iranian oil-drilling platforms during Operation Nimble Archer. This action was in response to the Iranian Silkworm Missile that hit MV Sea Isle City, which was under the protection of Operation Earnest Will.
Posted on: Mon, 20 Oct 2014 00:19:09 +0000
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