Portal:United States Navy/Selected anniversaries/April

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Selected anniversaries in April

January • February • March • April • May • June • July • August • September • October • November • December

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3 April

1942 - ADM Chester Nimitz named Commander-in-Chief, Pacific Ocean Areas, a joint command, and retained his other title, Commander-in-Chief, Pacific Fleet

4 April

1776 - Continental Navy frigate USS Columbus captures HM Tender Hawke, first American capture of British armed vessel.
1949 - Establishment of NATO

5 April

1946 - USS Missouri (BB-63) arrives in Turkey to return the body of Turkish ambassador to the U.S. and to show U.S. support and willingness to defend Turkey.

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8 April

1925 - The first planned night landings take place aboard the carrier USS Langley, by VF-1.

9 April

1943 - The rank of Commodore is re-established.

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12 April

1981 - First launching of re-useable Space Shuttle Columbia (STS-1) with all Navy crew. CAPT John W. Young, USN (Ret.) commanded, while LCDR Robert L. Crippen, USN was the pilot. Mission duration was 2 days, 6 hours, and 20 minutes. Sixteen of the shuttle's heat-shielding silicon tiles were lost and 148 damaged during reentry.

13 April

1847 - Naval Forces begin 5 day battle to capture several towns in Mexico.

14 April

1969 - North Korean aircraft shoots down Navy EC-121 reconnaissance aircraft from VQ-1 over the Sea of Japan.

15 April

1962 - USS Princeton brought first Marine helicopters to Vietnam. This was the first Marine advisory unit to arrive in South Vietnam.

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