 Welcome to All Hands Update. This is Year Week in Navy History. December 27, 1862, during the Civil War, the Ironclad River Gunboat Baron de Cobb returned at their five-day Yazoo River Mission. During the mission, the gunboat captured and destroyed large quantities of enemy equipment and took several prisoners. For distinguished actions during this mission, five men received the Navy Medal of Honor. December 28, 1905, the dry dog Dewey left Solomon's Island, Maryland en route to the Philippines to serve as a repair base. The Dewey arrived at its destination nearly six months later. On the same day, in 1982, USS New Jersey, the first of four Iowa-class battleships, was recommissioned for the third time after its original 1943 commissioning. December 31, 1941, Admiral Chester W. Nimitz assumed command of the U.S. Pacific Fleet. To find out more about naval history, visit the Naval History and Heritage Command website.