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The ship is now the oldest commissioned ship in the U.S. Navy. Oct 21 1854 – Florence Nightingale and a staff of 38 nurses are sent to the Crimean War. Oct 21 1862 – Civil War: The Cairo class ironclad river gunboat Louisville, under the command of Lt. Cmdr. R.W. Meade III, escorts the steamer Meteor, whose embarked Army troops landed at ... ................
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