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They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old
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In the first six to twelve months of a war with the United States and Great Britain I will run wild and win victory upon victory. But then, if the war continues after that, I have no expectation of success.
- Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto, Commander in Chief of the Japanese Navy (1940)
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May 4
1471: Battle of Tewksbury
1910: Canadian Navy was created by the Naval Service Act
1942: Battle of Coral Sea (to 8 May 42); first naval battle fought entirely with aircraft from carriers out of each others sight
1982: "HMS Sheffield hit by Argentinian Exocet Missile"
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