1882 - Commodore Shufeldt (USS Swatara) lands in Korea to
negotiate first treaty between Korea and Western power. 1912 -
Navy establishes North Atlantic Ice Patrol following RMS Titanic
disaster. 1965 - 30th Naval Construction Regiment activated at
Danang, Vietnam. 1801 - Four warships sent to Mediterranean to
protect American commerce. 1815 - Commodore Stephen Decatur
(Frigate Guerriere) sails with 10 ships to suppress
Mediterranean pirates' raids on U.S. shipping. 1844 - USS
Constitution sails from New York on round the world cruise. 1943
- Establishment of Tenth Fleet in Washington, DC, under command
of ADM King to coordinate U.S. antisubmarine operations in
Atlantic. 1850 - Washington Navy Yard begins work on first
castings for the Dahlgren guns. 1917 - USS Ericsson fires first
torpedo of war. 1944 - During preparations for the invasion of
Saipan an accidental ordnance blast on LST 353 sets off
cataclysmic ammunition explosions at West Loch, Pearl Harbor,
killing 163 and injuring 396. Six tank landing shi