The first launch of a Poseidon C-3 missile occurred Nov. 4, 1971. U.S. Military photo.
Oct. 30, 1775 - Congress authorizes four vessels for the defense of the United Colonies.
Nov. 5, 1915 - In an AB-2 flying boat, Lt. Cmdr. Henry C. Mustin makes the first underway catapult launch from a ship, USS North Carolina, at Pensacola Bay, Fla.
Oct. 31, 1941 - German submarine U-552 sinks USS Reuben James (DD 245) with a loss of 115 lives. Reuben is the first U.S. ship lost to enemy action in World War II.
Nov. 5, 1945 - Ensign Jake C. West makes the first jet landing on board a carrier, USS Wake Island (CVE 65).
Oct. 31, 1956 - USS Burdo (APD 133) and USS Harlan R. Dickson (DD 708) evacuate 166 persons from Haifa, Israel, due to the fighting between Egypt and Israel.
Nov. 4, 1971 - USS Nathanael Greene (SSBN 636) launches a Poseidon C-3 in the first surface launch of a Poseidon missile.
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