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Action of 18 March 2006 The Action of 18 March 2006 occurred when two United States naval vessels were attacked by pirates . The U . S . ships were part of Combined Task Force 150 . Background . By 2006 the lack of any government - controlled naval authority along the Somali coast was taking its toll . Pirate gangs controlled by local warlords started to capture passing merchant ships in an attempt to gain funding by ransoming the ships and their crews . As the raids became successful , the pirates became bolder . They began seizing UN aid ships , and even attacked a cruise liner attempting to capture it for ransom . The U . S . and Coalition vessels from Combined Task Force 150 began actively pursuing pirate vessels in an attempt to deter the attacks . The battle . On 18 March the destroyer intercepted a suspicious ship , a large diesel skiff towing two small gasoline - powered " attack " skiffs off the Somali coast . USS " Gonzalez " first noticed the common pirate profile of a diesel boat towing smaller skiffs and , with USS " Cape St . George " closing from 40 miles away , trailed the suspects until dawn . Shortly before sunrise , the two American ships each sent a pair of rigid - hulled inflatable boat s with specially trained boarding teams to investigate . The boats ' boarding attempt was aborted when the pirates opened fire on them from extremely short range , and they returned fire and withdrew . The pirates chased the boarding team , then opened fire upon the Navy ships with RPG s and other small arms . Too close for major weapon systems , the two American ships returned fire with small caliber guns . The larger pirate skiff was soon set on fire by a . 50 Caliber tracer round fired from the USS " Gonzalez " hitting and setting ablaze a 55 - gallon fuel drum , and burned to the waterline . The two small skiffs were engaged and surrendered to USS " Cape St . George " upon seeing the larger skiff with all their fuel in flames . By the time the action was over at least one pirate was killed ( only one body was recovered from one of the remaining small skiffs ) , and 12 ( including 5 wounded ) pirates were captured . A spokesman for the Somali pirate militia in Hardhere claimed there were 27 pirates that had gone to sea to act as " coastguardsmen " for the largely lawless state . " Cape St . George " received minor superficial damage but no US forces were injured . Aftermath . After the action was over a Dutch fast combat support ship , HNLMS " Amsterdam " , provided medical assistance to the wounded and the two US ships continued on their mission . The US Government chose not to prosecute the captured men for piracy , and repatriated them over a period of several months , some requiring advanced medical care aboard US and Coalition warships due to the injuries they received during the action .
Battle of Laagna Battle of Laagna ( ; January 18 , 1919 ) took place in Laagna , Estonia during the Estonian War of Independence between Estonian mariners and Finnish volunteers against Red Army . In the morning the Estonians and Finns took Laagna village with a surprise attack and pushed the Red Army out . Against the Estonian mariners and Finnish volunteers ( altogether 220 men ) were two regiments of Red Army infantry , 2 armored trains and some cavalry . The Russians repeatedly attacked the Estonian and Finnish positions with armored trains but were unable to capture Laagna and they were driven back with heavy losses . The Estonian Mariners and Finns lost 4 men killed , 21 wounded , and three captured soldiers .
USS Elba ( AG - 132 ) USS " Elba " ( AG - 132 / AKL - 3 ) was a " Camano " - class cargo ship constructed for the U . S . Army as USA " FS - 267 " shortly before the end of World War II and later acquired by the U . S . Navy in 1947 . She was configured as a transport and cargo ship and was assigned to serve the World War II Trust Territories in the Pacific Ocean . Built on Long Island , New York . " Elba " ( AG - 132 ) was built in 1944 by Wheeler Shipbuilding Corp . , Whitestone , Long Island , New York , for the Army as " FS - 267 " ; acquired by the Navy at Guam 14 March 1947 ; renamed and commissioned 3 July 1947 , Lieutenant ( junior grade ) G . Rhys in command . She was reclassified " AKL - 3 " , 31 March 1949 . Serving the Pacific Trust Territories . From her base at Guam , " Elba " , during her brief service , steadily carried passengers , mail , cargo and Government officials among the Caroline Islands , the Mariana Islands , the Marshall Islands , and the Palau Islands . She operated under Commander , Service Division 51 . With time out for two brief overhauls at Pearl Harbor , " Elba " faithfully served the administration of the Pacific Trust Territory in the Marianas , Carolines and Marshalls , even for a time after decommissioning 27 July 1951 at Guam . Transferred to Department of the Interior . She was transferred 29 January 1952 to the U . S . Department of the Interior . She was struck from the Navy List at an unknown date , and her subsequent fate is not recorded .
Action of March 1665 This naval battle took place in March 1665 near Goletta , Tunisia , and was a victory for a small French force under the Duc de Beaufort over an Algerine force . All the Algerines were sunk . Ships involved : France ( Duc de Beaufort ) . 4 ships < br > 2 fireships < br > Algiers . " ? " 46 - Sunk < br > 2 other vessels - Sunk < br >
Chrysler TV - 8 The Chrysler TV - 8 was an experimental concept tank designed by Chrysler in the 1950s . The tank was intended to be a nuclear - powered medium tank capable of land and amphibious warfare . The design was never mass - produced . Description . The TV - 8 was presented in a proposal by Chrysler Corporation subsequent to the ASTRON meeting . Using an unconventional tank design , the proposed tank located the entire crew , engine and ammunition storage within a pod - shaped turret mounted above a lightweight chassis which could be separated for air shipment . The total weight of the tank was approximately 25 tons , with the turret weighing 15 tons and the chassis weighing 10 tons . Following review , it was concluded that the TV - 8 design did not prove to have significant advantages over conventional tank design to warrant further development , and on 23 April 1956 , the TV - 8 and three ASTRON proposals were effectively terminated . Power . The phase I design of the Chrysler TV - 8 featured a Chrysler V - 8 engine with 300 gross horsepower which was coupled to an electric generator located within the rear turret ; the generator powered two electric motors in the front hull , each motor driving either of the two 28 - inch wide tracks . Other methods of powering the tank that were later considered include a gas turbine engine drive , a vapour - cycle power plant fueled by hydrocarbons , and a nuclear fission - powered vapour - cycle power plant . Offensive capabilities . The tank was armed with a 90mm T208 gun with a hydraulic ramming device mounted in the turret , with ammunition stored in the rear turret behind a steel bulkhead separating from the crew . Two co - axial . 30 caliber machineguns and one remote controlled . 50 caliber machinegun on top of the turret were also included . Closed circuit television was implemented as a measure to protect crew from the flash of tactical nuclear explosions and improve field of vision . Amphibious combat . The design of the tank was intended to allow it to float , with the turret being watertight and fitted with water jet pumps in the rear to allow for propulsion whilst in water . The turret consisted of two layers , namely an inner and outer shell , with the outer section acting as spaced armour protecting the inside .
T249 Vigilante The T249 Vigilante was a prototype 37 mm self - propelled anti - aircraft gun ( SPAAG ) designed as a replacement for the Bofors 40 mm gun and M42 Duster in US Army service . The system consisted of a 37 mm T250 six - barrel Gatling gun mounted on a lengthened M113 armored personnel carrier platform . In the early 1960s , the Army decided that gun - based systems were outdated , and canceled further development in favor of the MIM - 46 Mauler missile system that also failed to enter service . The designer , the Sperry Utah Engineering Laboratory , later revived the Vigilante , rechambering it for NATO - standard 35x228mm rounds and mounting it on a M48 tank chassis for the DIVADs contest . However , it ultimately lost to Ford ' s M247 Sergeant York . Development . Very little information exists of the T249 Vigilante and its T250 cannon . The conceptual design for the T250 cannon was initiated in 1956 . While the design of cannon of this caliber would ordinarily be handled by Watervliet Arsenal , it was decided that Springfield Armory take responsibility due to their previous development experience with smaller caliber rotary cannon such the 20mm T171 . The T250 was the largest Gatling gun ever assembled . Its 37x219mmSR round was based upon a shortened and necked - down 40x311mmR Bofors cartridge case . Hydraulically powered , the gun was able to vary between 120 rpm for ground targets and 3 , 000 rpm for air targets . It had a 192 - round drum magazine , which in the 3 , 000 rpm mode would have equated to approximately 5 seconds of fire . When Springfield engineers finished their work in 1962 , the design was handed over to Watervliet for production . The Sperry Utah Engineering Laboratory was selected to handle the integration of the T250 gun with the modified M113 chassis to create the T249 . See also . Non - NATO :
United States Lightship Portsmouth ( LV - 101 ) United States Lightship 101 , known as " Portsmouth " , was first stationed at Cape Charles , Virginia . Today she is at the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard Museum in Portsmouth , Virginia . Portsmouth never had a lightship station , however when the vessel was dry docked there as a museum , she took on the pseudo - name , " Portsmouth " . History . Lightship " Portsmouth " ( LV - 101 ) was built in 1915 by Pusey & Jones . She first served as " Charles " in the Chesapeake Bay outside of Cape Charles , Virginia from 1916 until 1924 . After that assignment " Portsmouth " served just over a year as the relief ship for other lightships in her district . She was then moved to Overfalls , Delaware , where she was stationed from 1926 to 1951 as " Overfalls " . In 1939 when the United States Lighthouse Service was absorbed into the United States Coast Guard she was reclassified WAL - 524 , but still kept a station name on her hull . During World War II the vessel was not armed , however many other lightships were . In 1951 LV - 101 / WAL 524 was reassigned to Stonehorse Shoal , Massachusetts , where she served until decommissioned in 1963 . The lightship then sat in harbor at Portland , Maine , until her fate had been decided . On 3 September 1964 LV - 101 was donated to the City of Portsmouth , Virginia , to become a part of the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard Museum . " Portsmouth " was dry docked at the London Pier in Portsmouth . Although she was never stationed there , she has taken on the city ' s name . In 1989 , " Portsmouth " was designated a National Historic Landmark and is open for visitation .
USS Bold ( AMc - 67 ) USS " Bold " ( AMc - 67 ) was an laid down on 27 August 1941 at South Bristol , Maine , by the Bristol Yacht Building Co . ; launched on 2 April 1942 ; sponsored by Miss Ella E . Gamage ; delivered to the U . S . Navy on 18 May 1942 ; fitted out at the Boston Navy Yard ; and placed in service there on 27 May 1942 . East Coast assignments . Bold sailed for Yorktown , Virginia , on 12 June and arrived there the following day . The coastal minesweeper reported to the Mine Warfare Training School and conducted two weeks of training there before being detached to proceed to the 6th Naval District . She operated locally out of Charleston , South Carolina , for the duration of World War II . Decommissioning . " Bold " was placed out of service on 27 December 1945 and berthed in the Wando River . Her name was struck from the Navy list on 21 January 1946 . She was transferred to the Maritime Commission for disposal on 22 July 1946 .
AN / APQ - 159 Emerson Electric ' s AN / APQ - 159 was an I band / J band radar designed to upgrade Emerson ' s simple AN / APQ - 153 used in the Northrop F - 5 . It offered roughly double the range , increased off - boresight tracking angles , and considerably improved reliability . Originally intended to be replaced by the further improved AN / APQ - 167 , modernized F - 5s have typically moved to the entirely new AN / APG - 69 instead . Like the earlier APQ - 153 , the APQ - 159 was a purely air - to - air radar system . It had four primary modes of operation , two search modes with different ranges using a simple B - Scope display , a boresight gunnery display with ranging and automatic lock - on ( " dogfight mode " ) , and a similar mode used with the AIM - 9 Sidewinder that calculated the missile ' s engagement envelope and provided cues to the pilot to fly into the envelope . The radar offered no air - to - ground modes at all , nor was it capable of firing the AIM - 7 Sparrow in spite of its BVR - capable range . The APQ - 159 ' s primary upgrade was the addition of a new planar phased array antenna , replacing the - 153 ' s parabolic dish . This made the antenna smaller front - to - back and allowed it to be pointed to higher angles within the nose . It also greatly reduced the sidelobes , which improved gain and allowed the range to be greatly increased from the - 153 ' s roughly to the - 159 ' s . The electronics were also upgraded , offering increased frequency agility and dramatically improving mean time between failure ( MTBF ) from about 62 hours in the - 153 to 125 in the latest models of the - 159 , which have actually demonstrated 150 hours MTBF in the field . Several versions of the APQ - 159 were built over its lifetime . It was initially offered in four separate models with the same radar electronics , but different displays . The APQ - 159 - 1 and - 2 models used a display that could operate in television mode to operate the AGM - 65 Maverick air - to - ground missile , while the - 3 and - 4 lacked this capability . The difference between the odd and even numbered versions was the inclusion of a second set of displays and controls for the even - numbed versions , for use in the two seater F - 5F . The APQ - 159 - 5 version was a product improvement that further improved reliability and reduced weight to the same as the original APQ - 153 , making in - field upgrades much simpler . The final version was the APQ - 159 - 7 . Technologies of AN / APQ - 159 have been adopted for another radar AN / APQ - 167 , a similar system to AN / APQ - 159 with dual displays and controls for the twin - seat F - 5F trainer , which thus is essentially the AN / APQ - 159 equivalent of AN / APQ - 157 . However , the new radar was not adopted by foreign customers originally targeted , and instead , it is used on Cessna T - 47A Citation by USAF for radar operator training .
Manora Cantonment The Manora Cantonment ( ) is a cantonment town in a small Manora Island , located just south of the Karachi , in Sindh , Pakistan . It serves as a military base and residential establishment . It was established by the British Indian Army in 19th century British India , and taken over by the Pakistan Army in 1947 . The cantonment maintains its own infrastructure of water supply , electricity and is outside the jurisdiction of City District Government of Karachi .
Joseph Habersham Joseph Habersham ( July 28 , 1751 – November 17 , 1815 ) was an American businessman , Georgia politician , soldier in the Continental Army , and Postmaster General of the United States . Born in Savannah , Georgia , to James Habersham and Mary Bolton , he attended preparatory schools and Princeton College and became successful merchant and planter . He was a member of the council of safety and the Georgia Provincial Council in 1775 and a major of a battalion of Georgia militia men and subsequently a colonel in the 1st Georgia Regiment of the Continental Army . He had to resign from the army after he served as Lachlan McIntosh ' s second in the controversial duel that killed Button Gwinnett . He and his brothers , James Jr . and John , were active in Georgia politics . Some older references state that Joseph was a delegate to the Confederation Congress in 1785 , but this may stem from confusion with his brother John , who was a delegate at that time . Joseph served as Speaker of the Georgia House in 1785 and was a member of the Georgia convention in 1788 that ratified the U . S . Constitution . He served as mayor of Savannah from 1792 to 1793 and then was appointed Postmaster General by President George Washington in 1795 and served until the beginning of Thomas Jefferson ' s administration in 1801 . When Habersham created the office of first assistant postmaster - general in 1799 , Abraham Bradley , Jr . was appointed to the office . In 1802 , Bradley named one of his sons , Joseph Habersham Bradley ( later a notable Washington , D . C . attorney ) , after his former superior . Habersham died in 1815 . Habersham County in Northeast Georgia , from its creation in 1818 , is named in his honor , along with numerous sites and streets throughout the state . Joseph Habersham was also a Savannah Freemason . He is recorded as a masonic member of Solomon ' s Lodge No . 1 , F . & A . M . at Savannah , Georgia . Solomon ' s Lodge No . 1 , F . & A . M . at Savannah was founded by renowned statesman , philanthropist and Freemason James Edward Oglethorpe on February 21 , 1734 . Joseph Habersham ' s father James Habersham , both of his brothers , and his noted descendant , the Savannah Painter , Richard West Habersham ( the intimate friend of Samuel F . B . Morse inventor of the telegraph ) were all Freemasons and members of Solomon ' s Lodge .
Battle of Jarte The Battle of Jarte was fought from 4 to 16 April 1542 between the forces of Imam Ahmad ibn Ibrihim al - Ghazi and a Portuguese expeditionary force fighting on behalf of the Ethiopian Empire . The Portuguese were led by Cristóvão da Gama . The Portuguese were victorious .
Wigtown Castle Wigtown Castle was a royal castle that was located on the banks of the River Bladnoch , Wigtownshire , Dumfries and Galloway , Scotland . A castle was built in the 12th century . Robert de Brus , 5th Lord of Annandale captured the castle in 1286 . The castle was handed over to King Edward I of England in 1291 by Sir Walter de Corrie , the governor of the castle . Richard Siward became the governor of the castle in 1292 , being replaced by Henry de Percy in 1296 , and John de Hodlest in 1297 . The castle was captured by Sir William Wallace in 1297 . Adam Gordon became the governor in 1297 . King Robert the Bruce captured the castle after 1313 and it appears to have been demolished .
Thomas Melville Dill Colonel Thomas Melville Dill , OBE ( 23 December 1876 – 7 March 1945 ) was a prominent Bermudian lawyer , politician and soldier . Early life . Dill was born in Devonshire Parish , in the British colony of Bermuda , the son of Mary Lea ( née Smith ) and Thomas Newbold Dill . He was named for a seafaring forebear , who had lost his master ' s certificate after the wreck of the Bermudian - built " Cedrine " on the Isle of Wight , which had been returning the last convict labourers from the Royal Naval Dockyard in Bermuda to Britain in 1863 . Military career . Thomas Dill entered the fledgeling Bermuda Volunteer Rifle Corps during the last decade of the 19th Century as a rifleman , before transferring to the Bermuda Militia Artillery , a reserve of the Royal Regiment of Artillery , as a Lieutenant . the British Army maintained a large Bermuda Garrison of regular and part - time artillery and infantry units to guard the Royal Naval Dockyard , Bermuda , and other strategic assets . By 1914 , Major Dill was the Commanding Officer , but he handed that position to a subordinate in order to lead the unit ' s First Contingent to the Western Front . Serving as part of the larger Royal Garrison Artillery draft to the front , the Bermudian contingent was strongly praised by Field Marshal Haig . After the War , Major Dill returned to Bermuda , resuming his command of the BMA , from which he retired in 1928 with the rank of Colonel . Legal career . In addition to his role as a military officer , Dill pursued a legal career , becoming Bermuda ' s Attorney General . He entered politics , and served as a Member of the Colonial Parliament ( MCP ) . He also was an historian , writing about Bermuda ' s history . Personal life . Dill married Ruth Rapalje Neilson on 15 October 1900 , and they had several children , some of whom followed him to positions of prominence in Bermuda or abroad . Their children were Ruth Rapalje Dill , Thomas Newbold Dill , Nicholas Bayard Dill , Laurence Dill , Helen Dill , Frances Rapalje Dill and Diana Dill . Sir " Bayard " Dill was an officer in the Bermuda Volunteer Engineers , a founding member of the Conyers , Dill & Pearman law firm ( that played an important role in Bermuda ' s development as an offshore business centre ) , and a prominent politician who was knighted in 1951 . He also played a key role in negotiating the agreement with the USA for its military and naval bases in Bermuda during the Second World War . Ruth Dill , was married to John Seward Johnson I , heir to the Johnson & Johnson fortune . Their children included Mary Lea Johnson Richards , John Seward Johnson II , and Diana Firestone . Diana Dill , moved to the USA , becoming an actress . She was married to actor Kirk Douglas , with whom she had two sons , including actor and producer Michael Douglas , and producer Joel Douglas . Death . Dill died of a heart attack on 7 March 1945 , following injuries sustained during a fall in February , being eulogised on the front page of The Royal Gazette .
USS Edithia ( YP - 214 ) USS " Edithia " ( SP - 214 / YP - 214 ) was a motor yacht in the United States Navy . " Edithia " was built by C . L . Seabury Co . , Morris Heights , New York , in 1909 ; purchased by the Navy in May 1917 ; and commissioned 23 August 1917 , Ensign M . S . Pearson , USNRF , in command . She was classified " YP - 214 " on 17 July 1920 . Assigned to the 3rd Naval District . " Edithia " was assigned to the 3rd Naval District where she patrolled in Long Island Sound , and guarded the submarine net s in New York Harbor for the duration of World War I . Retained in the U . S . Navy after the war , she remained in the 3rd Naval District , carrying out various functions . Post - World War I decommissioning . She was decommissioned at the New York Navy Yard on 13 December 1921 , and in July 1922 , lent to the State of New Jersey . Returned to the Navy in 1932 , " Edithia " was stricken from the Navy List on 19 July 1933 , and sold on 3 October 1933 .
New York British Volunteers The New York British Volunteers was a short - lived regiment in the Union Army during the American Civil War . The unit began recruiting in New York , New York shortly after the outbreak of war , and managed to draw several hundred recruits . The regiment was staffed by former members of the British Army , many of whom were veterans of the Crimean War . In a hurry to field as many units as possible , the State of New York transferred to men of the New York British Volunteers to another understrength regiment , the Washington Volunteers . This new formation was designated the 36th New York Infantry . A number of the former officers of New York British Volunteers subsequently resigned , while a number of the rank and file are reported to have deserted .