From the Navy News Service

1865 – In the largest amphibious operation of the war, Union forces capture Fort Fisher, N.C.
1943 – The Numbered fleet system is established.
1957 – Airship ZPG-2 lands at Naval Air Station Key West, Fla., after an 11-day non-stop flight across the Atlantic.
1966 – River Squadron 5 is established in Vietnam.

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