Skip to main content
Naval History and Heritage Command

Naval History and Heritage Command

Today in Naval History
January 23
Javascript required!
Please enable javascript
in your browser to use
this feature.

1960 - The Bathyscaphe Trieste descends seven miles to the deepest part of the World's oceans, Challenger Deep, located at the southern end of the Mariana Trench.
On This day

1854

The sloop of war USS Germantown captures the slaver R.P. Brown off Porto Praya.

1943

Submarine USS Guardfish (SS 217) sinks the Japanese destroyer Hakaze off New Ireland.

1945

Three U.S. Navy destroyer escorts, Corbesier (DE 438), Conklin (DE 439) and Raby (DE 698) sink the Japanese submarine I-48 off Yap Island, Caroline Islands.

1960

The Bathyscaphe Trieste descends on a nine-hour journey seven miles to the deepest part of the World's oceans, Challenger Deep, located at the southern end of the Mariana Trench.

1968

USS Pueblo (AGER-2) is seized by North Korean forces in Sea of Japan. The crew is released on Dec. 23, 1968.