11 April 1945 A.D. OKINAWA: Kamikaze Attacks Damage 8 Navy Ships



11 April 1945 A.D. OKINAWA: Kamikaze Attacks Damage 8 Navy Ships
1783 - Congress declares the cessation of arms against Great Britain, just a few days after British Parliament passed a similar resolution, thus ending hostilities of the American Revolution.

1944 - USS Redfin (SS 272) sinks the Japanese destroyer Akigumo in the eastern entrance to Basilan Strait.

1945 - The kamikaze attacks during the Okinawa Campaign damage eight Navy ships.

1970 - Apollo 13 is launched, commanded by Navy Capt. James A. Lovell. The ship endures an explosion forcing an immediate return to Earth. Recovery is by helicopters from USS Iwo Jima (LPH 2).

1991 - The U.N. Security Council declares a formal cease-fire ending the Persian Gulf War.

1992 - USS Annapolis (SSN 760) is commissioned at the Electric Boat Division at Groton, Conn. The 10th of her Los Angeles "Improved" class of attack submarines, she is homeported at Groton.

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