9 February 1943 A.D. GUADALANAL: Last Day of Resistance by Japanese


9 February 1943 A.D.  GUADALANAL:  Last Day of Resistance by Japanese


1799 - During the Quasi-War with France, USS Constellation, commanded by Capt. Thomas Truxtun, captures French frigate Insurgente off Saint Kitts and Nevis Island.

1942 - While undergoing conversion at New York City pier 88, USS Lafayette (AP 53) catches fire resulting in the total loss of the ship.

1943 - Organized Japanese resistance on Guadalcanal ends, bringing to a close the battle that started in August 1942.

1945 - PV-1 Ventura patrol plane sinks small Japanese cargo vessel No.177 Nanshin Maru in Flores Sea west of Maumere.

1960 - USS Sargo (SSN 583) becomes the third submarine to surface through the ice at the North Pole.

1985 - Dock Landing Ship USS Whidbey Island (LSD 41) is commissioned.

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