 Welcome to our hands-up date, this is your week in Navy history. On October 26, 1966, a fire broke out onboard USS Erisconee during its second Vietnam War deployment. The fire broke out on the starboard side of Erisconee's Hangar Bay, killing 44 crew members. October 27, 1922, the Navy League of the United States sponsored the first celebration of Navy Day to focus public attention on the importance of the U.S. Navy. October 27 was chosen as Navy Day because it was the birthday of President Theodore Roosevelt, who was an assistant secretary of the Navy and supported the idea of Navy Day. On October 30, 1863, the Wood and Sidewell Steamship Vanderbilt captured the Barks Saxon. Saxon was suspected of taking cargo from CSS Tuscaloosa at Agro-Pacania, Africa. To learn more about the Navy's history, visit the Naval History and Heritage Command website.