On 5 August 1864, Rear Admiral David Farragut navigated through a deadly mine ("torpedo") field during the Battle of Mobile Bay, reportedly ordering: "Damn the torpedoes, full speed ahead!"
On 2 August 1943, PT-109, commanded by Lieutenant (j.g.) John F. Kennedy, was rammed by the Japanese destroyer Amagiri.
On 3 August 1958, USS Nautilus (SSN-571) became the first submarine to cross the "top" of the world during Operation Sunshine.
![On 5 August 1864, Rear Admiral David Farragut navigated through a deadly mine ("torpedo") field during the Battle of Mobile Bay, reportedly ordering: "Damn the torpedoes, full speed ahead!"](/content/history/nhhc/_jcr_content/carousel/image3.img.jpg/1785427926563.jpg ""Damn the torpedoes, full speed ahead." "An August Morning with Farragut." Lithograph of an oil painting by William H. Overend.")
