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Today in Naval History
January 26
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Year at a Glance
1913 - The body of John Paul Jones is laid in its final resting place in the chapel of the Naval Academy, Annapolis, Md.
On This Day

1913

The body of John Paul Jones is laid in its final resting place in the chapel of the Naval Academy, Annapolis, Md.

1943

USS Wahoo (SS-238) sinks entire convoy of four Japanese supply ships north of New Guinea.

1944

USS Skipjack (SS-184) sinks the Japanese destroyer Suzukaze and the aircraft ferry Okitsu Maru in the Caroline Islands area. Also on this date, USS Hake (SS-256) sinks the Japanese auxiliary netlayer Shuko Maru off Ambon and USS Crevalle (SS-291) sinks the Japanese gunboat Busho Maru 175 miles southeast of Cape St. Jacques, French Indochina.

1949

USS Norton Sound (AVM-1), the first guided-missile ship, launched the first guided-missile, Loon.

1960

Destroyer USS John S. McCain (DL-3) rescues the entire 41-man crew of the sinking Japanese freighter, Shinwa Maru, in the East China Sea.