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July 1st 1776- The Connecticut naval vessel Defence captures the HMS John
July 13th 1776- The USS Reprisal encounters and captures the HMS Peter
July 6th 1777- The USS Hancock is captured by the HMS Rainbow off of Halifax
July 2-30th-1812 The USS President operating in the North Atlantic, cpatures the the HMS Traverler, Duchess of Portland and the John Lancaster.
July 18th –29th 1813- The USS President defeats the HMS Daphne, Eliza Swan and Alert off the English coast.
July 6th 1814- The USS Wasp engaged and defeats the HMS Wasp
July 3rd 1898- The entire Spanish fleet in Cuba is defeated when it engages the US blockading force. The Spanish lose the Teresa, Vizcaya, Colon, Oquendo, Pluton and the Furor. The Americans lost one sailor.
July 4, 1942 The USS Triton SS-201 sinks the Japanese destroyer Nenhi off the coast of the Aleutians.
July 5, 1942- The USS Growler SS-215 sinks the Japanese destroyer Garare in Kiska in the Aleutians
July 13th 1942 The German submarine U-153 is sunk by the USS Lansdowne off the coast of Panama
July 1st 1943- The USS Radford (DD-446) sinks the Japanese submarine RO-101 off the Solomon Islands
July 6th 1943- Battle of Kula Islands- Ten Japanese destroyers attempt to deliver reinforcements to Kolombangara. The destroyers are turned back, two are grounded. The US loses the Helena (CL-50)
July 12th 1943- The Second Battle of Kula Islands- The Japanese once again attempt to reinforce Kolombangara. The US loses the USS Gwin (DD-443) Two cruisers are damaged. The Japanese lose the cruiser Jintsu.
July 13th 1943- Planes from the USS Core CVE-13 sink the German submarine the U-487.
July 23- 1943 – the US from the USS Bogue (CVE-9) sink the German U-527 off the Azores. The USS Badger- DD-126 sinks the U-598.
July 27th- The USS Scamp (SS-277) sinks the I-24 off the Admiralty islands.
July 4th 1944- The David Taylor (DD-551) sinks the Japanese sub I-10
July 5th 1944- The German sub U-233 is sunk in the North Atlantic by the Thomas (DE-102) and the Baker (DE-190)
July 6th 1944- The US Paddle (SS-263) sinks the Japanese destroyer the Hokaze off the philipines
July 7th 1944 The Kate (SS-305) sinks the Japanese destroyer Ussugumo off the Kurile Islands. The Mingo (SS-261) sinks the Japanese destroyer Tamanami in the South China Seas
July 14th 1944 The William C Miller (DE-259) sinks the Japanese destroyer I-40
July 5th 1945- The USS Lizardfish (SS-373) sinks the Japanese Auxiliary Submarine Cahser No 37 off Java
July 23 1945- The USS Hardhead (SS-365) sinks the Japanese Submarine Chaser N 117 off Java
July 24th 1945- The US Third Fleet under Admirla Halsey launches attaacks against Japanese naval bases. The Japanese Battleships- Hyuaa, Ise and Haruna are sunk. The carrier Kaiyo and the Cruiser Aoba and Iwate are also sunk
July 28th 1945- The Destroyer Callaghan becomes the last US ship to be sunk
by Kamikaze off Okinawa-
The Third Fleet once again attacks Japan, concentrating on the Kure Naval base. It sinks the carrier Amagi, cruisers Toni, Izumo and Oyodo.
July 30th -The cruiser USS Indianapolis (CA-35) is sunk by a Japanese submarine. Its men abandon ship, most die in the waters while awaiting rescue, that takes days to occur.
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