10 Jan 1917: 1st Order for Aerial Photo Equipment Issued
On 10 January 1917, the first US Navy production order for aerial photographic equipment was initiated when the Naval Observatory issued requisitions for 20 aero cameras and accessories to be manufactured by the Eastman Kodak Company.
On 10 January 1917, the first US Navy production order for aerial photographic equipment was initiated when the Naval Observatory issued requisitions for 20 aero cameras and accessories to be manufactured by the Eastman Kodak Company.
11 Jan 1944: 1st USN aircraft rocket attack on a German subOn 11 January 1944, TBF aircraft from USS Block Island (CVE 21) make first aircraft rocket attack on German submarine, U-758. The submarine survived the attack and returned to St. Nazaire, France, on 20 January. In March 1945, it was stricken from the German Navy after being damaged by British bombers at Kiel, Germany.
12 Jan 1953: 1st angled flight deck tests for a USN CarrierOn 12 January 1953, aircraft landings began operational tests on board USS Antietam (CVA-36), the first angled flight deck carrier. During the next 4 days, 6 different aircraft models conducted day and night operations on board the carrier.
13 Jan 1964: USS Manley evacuation during crisis at ZanzibarOn 13 January 1964, USS Manley (DD-940) evacuated 54 Americans and 36 allied nationals after the Zanzibar government was overthrown.
14 Jan 1911: USS Arkansas (BB 33)On 14 January 1911, USS Arkansas (BB 33) was launched. She served with the British Grand Fleet in World War I. In WWII, she participated in the Normandy Invasion, then relocated to the Pacific in 1944. After WWII, Arkansas was a target ship during Bikini Atoll Atomic bomb tests, where she was engulfed in a column of water and sunk.
14 Jan 1863: Navy General Order 4 on Emancipation ProclamationOn 14 January 1863, the Navy General Order 4, signed by Secretary of the Navy Gideon Welles, announced the Emancipation Proclamation by President Abraham Lincoln, which was signed on 1 January 1863.
15 Jan 1865: Capture of Fort Fisher, North CarolinaOn 15 January 1865, in a joint amphibious force with the Union Army, Rear Admiral David D. Porter and Major General Alfred H. Terry captured Fort Fisher, Wilmington, North Carolina, which was the last port by which supplies from Europe could reach General Robert E. Lee’s troops at Richmond.
15 Jan 1846: USS Jamestown captured slaver Robert WilsonOn 15 January 1846, the sloop of war Jamestown captured the slaver Robert Wilson off Porto Praya.
16 Jan 1930: USS Lexington furnished electricity to Tacoma, WAOn 16 January 1930, USS Lexington (CV-2) completed a 30-day period in which she furnished electricity to Tacoma, Washington in an emergency arising from a drought that caused a water shortage and hydro-electric power was not available in the Puget Sound area. The electricity supplied by the carrier totaled 4,251,160 kilowatt-hours.
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