| 1844: | Explosion of Peacemaker, experimental 14 inch gun, on board USS Princeton |
| 1893: | Launching of USS Indiana (BB-1), first true battleship in U.S. Navy |
| 1959: | USS Strong rescues 13 Arab fishermen from Bahrain when their fishing boats floundered in a storm |
| 1980: | Blue crew of USS Francis Scott Key (SSBN-657) launches 4 Trident I (C-4) missiles in first C-4 Operational Test |