This Day in Naval History - March 14

From the Navy News Service

1863 - Rear Adm. Farragut's squadron of seven ships forces its way up the Mississippi River to support Union troops at Vicksburg, Miss., and Baton Rouge, La.

1929 - Naval Air Station Pensacola aircraft make 113 flights for flood rescue and relief.

1970 - Navy hospital ship USS Repose (AH 16) leaves South Vietnam after four years of service there.