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
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 http://www.navy.mil/search/display_history.asp 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,...