| 1898: | Commissioning of first Post Civil War hospital ship, USS Solace |
| 1969: | North Korean aircraft shoots down Navy EC-121 reconnaissance aircraft from VQ-1 over the Sea of Japan |
| 1988: | USS Samuel B. Roberts struck Iranian mine off Qatar |
| 1989: | First Navy ship arrives on scene to assist in Exxon Valdez oil spill cleanup |