 Welcome to All Hands Update. This is your weekly update on Navy history. September 28, 1850, an appropriation bill is signed into law by President Millard Fillmore, abolishing flogging on all Navy and merchant vessels. On September 30, 1918, USS Ticonderoga is sunk by the German submarine U-152 during World War I. Despite being seriously wounded during the battle, commanding officer Lieutenant Commander James Madison remains on the bridge controlling the fight until the crew abandoned ship. For his exceptionally heroic service, Madison is awarded the Medal of Honor. October 31, 1955, the first of the post-war supercarriers USS Forestall is commissioned in Newport News, Virginia. Forestall was known for its 1967 fire, which forever changed the way the Navy fight shipboard fires. If you enjoyed these facts and would like to know more, visit the Naval History and Heritage Command website.