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| Great Sage of the Sea Posts: 853 | Subject: 7-1-/2 History 7-1-1916 Establishment of informal school for officers assigned to submarines at New London, Conn. Atlantic 07/01/64: The USS Henry Clay (SSBN-625) runs aground on a shoal in the mouth of the James River and is pulled free an hour later by two tugs. The submarine was en route from Newport News, Virginia,across Hampton Roads to pick up Deputy Secretary of Defense Cyrus Vance in Norfolk, Virginia. No damage is reported. Arctic 07/01/76: The Norwegian fishing trawler Sjovik snags the bow of a Soviet November class nuclear-powered attack submarine and is dragged backward for about a mile in the Barents Sea north of the Soviet naval base at Murmansk. The submarine surfaces, cuts itself free, and proceeds on the surface toward Murmansk. pacific 07/01/89: In July, a flooding incident aboard the USS Houston (SSN-713) results in eight crew members being reassigned for psychological reasons. 7-2-1945 USS Barb (SS 220) bombards Japanese installations on Kaihyo Island, Japan; first successful use of rockets against shore positions. | ||
