 Welcome to All Hands Update. This is your week in Navy history. On August 1, 1946, President Harry S. Truman approved legislation establishing the Office of Naval Research. The pioneers of naval research, significant milestones include the launch of the first U.S. Intel Satellite and GPS Satellite. On August 3, 1958, USS Nautilus became the first submerged ship to reach the North Pole. Nautilus continued 1,830 miles under the ice toward Greenland and then Portland, England. On August 5, 1864, during the Battle of Mobile Bay, Imo David G. Farragut successfully navigated through a deadly torpedo field laid by Confederates. Farragut defeated Confederate Navy Admiral Franklin Buchanan Squadron. It was during this battle that Farragut delivered his famous quote, damn the torpedoes, full speed ahead. To learn more about the Navy's history, visit the Naval History and Heritage Command website.