Today:
1781 - Navy frigate Alliance captures two British privateers, Mars and Minerva.
1827 - Construction of the first naval hospital begins at Portsmouth, Va.
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Today:
1781 - Navy frigate Alliance captures two British privateers, Mars and Minerva.
1827 - Construction of the first naval hospital begins at Portsmouth, Va.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Alliance_(1778)Quote:
Originally Posted by Anav
http://www.history.navy.mil/danfs/a/alliance.htm