Today in U.S. Naval History: July 22

MarineLink.com July 22, 2013

USS Constellation (U.S. Navy Photo)

Today in U.S. Naval History - July 22

1802 - Frigate Constellation defeats nine Corsair gunboats off Tripoli.

1905 - Body of John Paul Jones moved to Annapolis, Md. for reburial.

1953 - U.S. ships laid down heavy barrage to support UN troops in Korea

1964 - Four Navy Divers (LCDR Robert Thompson, MC; Gunners Mate First Class Lester Anderson, Chief Quartermaster Robert A. Barth, and Chief Hospital Corpsman Sanders Manning) submerge in Sealab I for 10 days at a depth of 192 feet, 39 miles off Hamilton, Bermuda. They surfaced on July 31, 1964.

1974 - Evacuees from the coup on Cyprus arrive on board Navy vessels in the Mediterranean. Operation ended on 24 July.

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