1988 Event Kay Cottee sails into Sydney as 1st woman to circle globe alone 1988 Event Kay Cottee sails into Sydney as 1st woman to circle the globe alone 1982 Event British fleet sails to Falkland Islands 1957 Event German sailing school ship Pamir sails Atlantic Ocean 1947 Event British government sails "Exodus" with fugitives from Nazis 1945 Event British premier Churchill sails to eastern banks of Rhine 1944 Event 1st allied ship sails into Schelde Antwerp 1943 Event U.S. invasion fleet of 96 ships sails to Sicily 1934 Event All-Star team led by Babe Ruth and Connie Mack sails to Hawaii and Japan 1918 Event President Wilson sails for Versailles Peace Conference in France, 1st chief executive to travel outside U.S. while in office 1914 Event French fleet sails to North-Africa 1908 Event Robert Peary's expedition sails from New York City for north pole 1907 Event Great White Fleet sails from Hampton Downs on it's World Cruise 1898 Event Lord Kitchener's ships sails from Kartoum to Fashoda 1898 Event U.S. fleet under commodore Dewey sails from Hong Kong to Philippines 1891 Event King Pakketvaart sails to Netherlands Indies 1879 Event Ex-khedive Ismael Pasha sails from Alexandria to Naples 1876 Birthday Charles Halton, born in Washington D.C., actor, Dr. Cyclops, Tugboat Annie Sails Again 1864 Event U.S., British, French and Dutch naval officer sails Staits of Simonoseki 1859 Event 1st steamboat sails, Red River 1853 Event Commodore Matthew Perry sails his frigate Susquehanna into Tokyo Bay 1843 Event Manila paper (made from sails, canvas and rope) patented, Mass 1838 Event Wilkes' expedition to South Pole sails 1835 Event HMS Beagle sails into Bay of Islands (New Zealand) 1835 Event HMS Beagle leaves Galapagos Archipelago/sails to Tahiti 1835 Event HMS Beagle sails to Charles Island in Galapagos archipelago 1834 Event HMS Beagle/Charles Darwin sails from Valparaiso 1834 Event HMS Beagle with Charles Darwin sails Pacific Ocean 1834 Event HMS Beagle sails from Port Famine to Cape Turn 1834 Event Charles Darwin sails to Rio Santa Cruz up Patagonia 1832 Event HMS Beagle and Charles Darwin sails in Strait Le Maire 1819 Event 1st ship sails by Erie-channel (Rome-Utica) 1815 Event Joachim Murats fleet sails from Corsica to Naples 1787 Event Arthur Phillip sets sails with 11 ships of criminals to Botany Bay 1784 Event 1st U.S. ship to trade with China, "Empress of China," sails from New York 1779 Event Earl d'orvilliers (French/Spanish Armada) sails back to Brest 1779 Event Vice-Admiral Hardy sails out of Isle of Wright against Spanish Armada 1771 Event James Cook sails Endeavour back to Downs England 1748 Event "Geldermalsen" sails to East-Indies 1745 Event Bonnie Prince Charles sails to Scotland 1726 Event Benjamin Franklin sails back to Philadelphia 1688 Event Prince Willem III's invasion fleet sails to England 1675 Event Swedish Admiral Stenbock sails out with fleet of 66 ships 1660 Event King Charles II returns from exile sails from Scheveningen to England 1639 Event Viceroy Thomas Wentworth sails back to England 1625 Event Admiral George Villiers' fleet sails from Plymouth to Cadiz 1624 Event Spanish silver fleet sails to Panama 1621 Event Mayflower sails from Plymouth on a return trip to England 1596 Event Spanish fleet sails from Lisbon to Ireland 1590 Event Mauritius of Nassaus sails to Breda 1588 Event Spanish Armada sails to overthrow England's Queen Elizabeth I 1588 Event Spanish Armada sails from Lisbon to England 1587 Event Sir Frances Drake sails into Cadiz Spain and sinks Spanish fleet 1535 Event Karel V's fleet sails under Andrea Doria to Tunis 1534 Event Jacques Cartier 1st sails into mouth of St. Lawrence River 1493 Event Columbus sails with 17 ships on 2nd voyage to America 1485 Event Henry (VII) Tudors army sails to England 1390 Event French and Genuese armada sails out against barbarian pirates
