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July 23
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1950 - USS Boxer (CV 21) crosses the Pacific, bringing aircraft, troops and supplies for the Korean War, arriving at Yokosuka, Japan.
On This Day

 

1943

USS George E. Badger (DD 196) sinks German submarine (U 613), en route to mine waters off Jacksonville, Fla., south of the Azores.

1943

TBFs (VC 9) from USS Bogue (AVG 9) breaks up a rendezvous between German submarines (U 527) and (U 648) south of the Azores. U-527 sinks at while U-648 escapes.

1943

PB4Y aircraft from (VB 107) sinks German submarine (U 598) off Brazil.

1948

During the Arab-Israeli War, USS Putnum (DD 757) evacuates the U.N. team from Haifa, Israel and becomes first U.S. Navy ship to fly the U.N. flag. 

1950

USS Boxer (CV 21) crosses the Pacific, bringing aircraft, troops, and supplies for the Korean War, arriving at Yokosuka, Japan. 

1994

USNS Patuxent (T-AO-201) is launched at New Orleans, La. Operated by Military Sealift Command, Patuxent is the 15th ship in the Henry J. Kaiser-class of underway replenishment oilers.

2017

After a two-year restoration at historic Dry Dock 1 at Charlestown Navy Yard, Boston National Historical Park, America's oldest commissioned warship afloat, USS Constitution is refloated.  Since entering dry dock on May 18, 2015, ship restorers from the Naval History and Heritage Command Detachment Boston, and teams of Constitution Sailors have worked to bring Old Ironsides back to her glory.