| 1862: | USRC Naugatuck participated in bombardment of Drury’s Bluff (James River) after accompanying USS Monitor in its engagement with CSS Virginia and engaging in attack on Sewall’s Point. |
| 1934: | Lightship Number 117, occupying the Nantucket Shoals Station, in a dense fog, was struck by the RMS Olympic and sank on station with the loss of seven crewmembers. |