Friday, June 10, 2011

This Day in Naval History - June 09

From the Navy News Service

1882 - Establishment of Office of Naval Records of the War of the Rebellion (became part of Naval Historical Center).
1942 - First Navy photographic interpretation unit set up in the Atlantic.
1959 - Launching of USS George Washington (SSBN 598), first nuclear powered fleet ballistic missile submarine, at Groton, Conn.

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