14 April 1942 A.D. VIRGINIA CAPES: 4-Stacker USS ROPER (DD-147) Sinks U-Boat (U-85); Previously, U-85 Sank 3 Allied Vessels
1898 - The first post-Civil War hospital ship, USS
Solace (AH-2) is commissioned and soon participates in the Spanish-American War
attending to wounded servicemen from battles in Cuba.
1942 - USS Roper (DD 147) sinks German submarine U 85 off the Virginia Capes. Before being sunk by Roper, U 85 sank three Allied merchant vessels.
1945 - USS Tirante (SS-240), commanded by Lt. Cmdr. George L. Street III, attacks a Japanese convoy in the approaches to the Yellow Sea and sinks a transport ship and two vessels. Street earns Medal of Honor for his actions.
1956 - USS Saratoga (CVA 60) is commissioned.
1969 - A North Korean aircraft shoots down an unarmed EC-121 propeller-driven Constellation, killing all 31 crewmembers on board.
1988 - During Operation Ernest Will, USS Samuel B. Roberts (FFG-58) strikes an Iranian mine off Qatar, injuring 10 sailors. Four days later, the US Navy retaliates with Operation Praying Mantis, which strikes Iranian oil platforms, sinks an Iranian frigate, patrol ship, and damages another frigate.
1942 - USS Roper (DD 147) sinks German submarine U 85 off the Virginia Capes. Before being sunk by Roper, U 85 sank three Allied merchant vessels.
1945 - USS Tirante (SS-240), commanded by Lt. Cmdr. George L. Street III, attacks a Japanese convoy in the approaches to the Yellow Sea and sinks a transport ship and two vessels. Street earns Medal of Honor for his actions.
1956 - USS Saratoga (CVA 60) is commissioned.
1969 - A North Korean aircraft shoots down an unarmed EC-121 propeller-driven Constellation, killing all 31 crewmembers on board.
1988 - During Operation Ernest Will, USS Samuel B. Roberts (FFG-58) strikes an Iranian mine off Qatar, injuring 10 sailors. Four days later, the US Navy retaliates with Operation Praying Mantis, which strikes Iranian oil platforms, sinks an Iranian frigate, patrol ship, and damages another frigate.
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