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April 7
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1979 - USS Ohio (SSBN 726), the first Trident submarine, launches at Groton, Conn. She is commissioned into the Navy in November that same year.
On This Day

1776

The Continental brig Lexington, commanded by John Barry, captures the British tender Edward near the Virginia Capes after a fierce fight that takes nearly an hour.

1944

USS Saufley (DD-465) sinks the Japanese submarine I 2, west-northwest of New Hanover, while USS Champlin (DD-601) is damaged after intentionally ramming German submarine U-856 380 miles off Nova Scotia, Canada. Champlin then teams with USS Huse (DE-145) to sink U-856.

1944

USS Gustafson (DE-182) sinks the German submarine U-857 off Cape Cod, Mass.

1945

Fast Carrier Task Force 58 aircraft attack the Japanese First Diversion Attack Force, sinking Japanese battleship Yamato and light cruiser Yahagi west-southwest of Kagoshima, Japan, as well as sinking four Japanese destroyers and damaging four others in the East China Sea.

1979

USS Ohio (SSBN-726), the first Trident submarine, launches at Groton, Conn. She is commissioned into the Navy in November that same year. Following a conversion to a guided-missile submarine in 2006, she is now SSGN-726.

1990

The Los Angeles-class fast attack submarine USS Albany (SSN-753) is commissioned at Naval Station Norfolk.

1993

The Avenger-class mine countermeasure ship USS Warrior (MCM-10) is commissioned. The ship is currently based in Sasebo, Japan.

2017

On the orders of President Trump, USS Ross (DDG-71) and USS Porter (DDG-78) launch Tomahawk missiles into Syria April 7, in retaliation for the regime of Bashar Assad using nerve agents to attack his own people.