19 July 1918: USS San Diego (ACR-6) was sunk by German mine or torpedo, taking six sailors with her. She was the largest U.S. Navy ship lost in World War I.
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July 1965: First U.S. Coast Guard cutters are deployed to Vietnam to augment the Navy's Operation Market Time.
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U.S. Navy destroyers to serve with British Grand Fleet? How well is a sub chaser command run? The Navy to control telecommunications in the United States? These are questions addressed in this week’s documents.
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