This Day in Naval History - Aug. 19
From the Navy News Service
1812 - USS Constitution captures HMS Guerriere.
1818 - Captain James Biddle takes possession of for the .
1967 - Operation Coronado IV begins in Mekong Delta.
1981 - Two VF-41 aircraft from USS Nimitz (CVN 68) shoot down two Libyan aircraft which fired on them over international waters.