 Welcome to All Hands Update. This is your week in Navy History. February 16, 1804, Lieutenant Stephen Decatur, along with volunteers from Frigate Constitution and Schooner Enterprise, entered Tripoli Harbor in the Catch and Tripod under the cover of night to burn the captured Frigate Philadelphia. Decatur's raids succeeded without American losses. On February 17, 1944, during Operation Hellstone, aircraft from the nine aircraft carriers of Task Force 58 attacked the Japanese fleet at Truke. During the two-day strike, 33 Japanese vessels were destroyed and nine more were damaged. February 21, 1945, Japanese kamikazes sunk escort carrier USS Bismarck Sea while off the coast of Iwo Jima with the loss of 318 men. USS Saratoga was struck by five kamikazes but survived, although 123 men were killed. If you would like to learn more about these facts and the Navy's history, visit the Naval History and Heritage Commence website.