 Welcome to All Hands Update, this is your week in Navy history. On June 13, 1881, the barcrabbed wooden steamship Jeannette sank after it was crushed in an arctic ice pack during the expedition to reach the North Pole through the Bering Strait. Of its crew of 33, only 13 survived. June 17, 1898, President William McKinley signed into law a congressional bill authorizing the establishment of the U.S. Navy Hospital Corps. The honorable service of the hospital corps is shown by the 22 medals of honor, 174 Navy crosses and 31 Navy Distinguished Service medals. On June 19, 1944, the largest aircraft carrier action in World War II, the Battle of Philippine Sea, began. Task Force 58 shot down hundreds of enemy aircraft in what became known as the Marianas Turkey Shoot. To learn more about the Navy's history, visit the Naval History and Heritage Command website.