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NAVAL HISTORY BLOG » BLOG ARCHIVE » NAVIGATING THE WAVES After the United States was dragged into World War II by the Dec. 7, 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor, the need for men to go to sea was a top priority. The Army had already established its WAAC (Women’s Auxiliary Army Corps), but that was an auxiliary corps that worked with the Army. The WAVES were in the Navy. NAVAL HISTORY BLOG » BLOG ARCHIVE » SUICIDE AT THE TOP As we remember and observe the 75 th anniversary of Operation Dragoon, the Allied amphibious landing in southern France on 15 August 1944, it is worthwhile to reflect on one high ranking casualty just prior to the invasion, RADM Don P. Moon. Sadly, RADM Moon committed suicide ten days prior to the assault. In light of the recent suicides of VADM Scott Stearney, commander of the U.S. NAVAL HISTORY BLOG » BLOG ARCHIVE » OLD BUT STILL GOING The second oldest ship is often overlooked. FS-344 was a 1945 Army Freight and Supply vessel used as a training ship and operated by the U.S. Coast Guard. It was transferred to the Navy in 1966, converted into an intelligence gathering ship, and renamed the USS Pueblo (AGER-2). Two years later, the Pueblo and her crew were seized by North Korean forces who claimed the ship had entered NAVAL HISTORY BLOG » BLOG ARCHIVE » SHIPS OF THE U.S. AIR The USAFS Coastal Crusader (ORV-1851), also noted by her international phonetic designation Whiskey, was originally to have been the USS Wexford (AK-220), but the cessation of hostilities in 1945 meant she was sold to commercial service. She later served as an Army transport before being acquired by the Air Force as an Ocean Range Vessel. Acquired by the Navy in 1964, she NAVAL HISTORY BLOG » BLOG ARCHIVE » REMEMBERING THE FIRST Joan C. Bynum, a Navy nurse was the first black woman naval officer to attain the rank of captain (0-6). Rear Adm. Lillian E. Fishburne, was the first African American woman to achieve that rank in the U.S. Navy. Lillian E. Fishburne, a communications officer, was the first of her race and gender to reach the rank of rear admiral in 1998. THE LOSS OF USS COCHINO (SS-345) On the morning of 25 August 1949, during a training cruise north of the Arctic Circle, the submarine Cochino (SS-345), in company with Tusk (SS-426), attempted to submerge to snorkel depth in the Barents Sea, but the crashing waves played havoc with these efforts.At 1048, a muffled thud rocked Cochino and news of a fire in the after battery compartment quickly passed through the boat. NAVAL HISTORY BLOG » BLOG ARCHIVE » USS SKATE (SSN-578 USS Skate (SSN-578) hung below the Arctic ice like a matchstick suspended an inch from the ceiling of a large room. A knot of sailors in the control room stared intently at an instrument inscribing patterns of parallel lines on a rolling paper tape. The pattern looked like an upside down mountain NAVAL HISTORY BLOG » BLOG ARCHIVE » RIP CHIEF BOB FELLER The Naval History & Heritage Command joins a greatful nation in mourning the passing of our shipmate Chief Bob Feller, the Ace of the Greatest Generation. When asked once what was his most important victory, he replied, “World War II.”. Dr. Ed Furgol of the National Museum of the U.S. Navy has prepared a short vignette aboutChief Feller
NAVAL HISTORY BLOG » BLOG ARCHIVE » THE HISTORY OF The USS Red Rover, the U.S. Navy’s first hospital ship, treated the wounded from both sides during the American Civil War. And it was the sighting of the Russian hospital ship Orel that led to the decisive Japanese victory during the Battle of Tsushima of the Russo-JapaneseWar (1904-1905).
NAVAL HISTORY BLOG » BLOG ARCHIVE » A SHORT HISTORY ON The USS Mason (DE-529) was the only Navy vessel during World War II to have an entirely black crew who were not cooks or waiters. The Mason served in convoys, escorting support ships to England. In one incident, the crew quickly welded the cracks in their ship’s hull so they could continue their duties. They unfortunately were not fully recognized until 1995, when 11 of the surviving NAVAL HISTORY BLOG » BLOG ARCHIVE » NAVIGATING THE WAVES After the United States was dragged into World War II by the Dec. 7, 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor, the need for men to go to sea was a top priority. The Army had already established its WAAC (Women’s Auxiliary Army Corps), but that was an auxiliary corps that worked with the Army. The WAVES were in the Navy. NAVAL HISTORY BLOG » BLOG ARCHIVE » SUICIDE AT THE TOP As we remember and observe the 75 th anniversary of Operation Dragoon, the Allied amphibious landing in southern France on 15 August 1944, it is worthwhile to reflect on one high ranking casualty just prior to the invasion, RADM Don P. Moon. Sadly, RADM Moon committed suicide ten days prior to the assault. In light of the recent suicides of VADM Scott Stearney, commander of the U.S. NAVAL HISTORY BLOG » BLOG ARCHIVE » OLD BUT STILL GOING The second oldest ship is often overlooked. FS-344 was a 1945 Army Freight and Supply vessel used as a training ship and operated by the U.S. Coast Guard. It was transferred to the Navy in 1966, converted into an intelligence gathering ship, and renamed the USS Pueblo (AGER-2). Two years later, the Pueblo and her crew were seized by North Korean forces who claimed the ship had entered NAVAL HISTORY BLOG » BLOG ARCHIVE » SHIPS OF THE U.S. AIR The USAFS Coastal Crusader (ORV-1851), also noted by her international phonetic designation Whiskey, was originally to have been the USS Wexford (AK-220), but the cessation of hostilities in 1945 meant she was sold to commercial service. She later served as an Army transport before being acquired by the Air Force as an Ocean Range Vessel. Acquired by the Navy in 1964, she NAVAL HISTORY BLOG » BLOG ARCHIVE » REMEMBERING THE FIRST Joan C. Bynum, a Navy nurse was the first black woman naval officer to attain the rank of captain (0-6). Rear Adm. Lillian E. Fishburne, was the first African American woman to achieve that rank in the U.S. Navy. Lillian E. Fishburne, a communications officer, was the first of her race and gender to reach the rank of rear admiral in 1998. THE LOSS OF USS COCHINO (SS-345) On the morning of 25 August 1949, during a training cruise north of the Arctic Circle, the submarine Cochino (SS-345), in company with Tusk (SS-426), attempted to submerge to snorkel depth in the Barents Sea, but the crashing waves played havoc with these efforts.At 1048, a muffled thud rocked Cochino and news of a fire in the after battery compartment quickly passed through the boat. NAVAL HISTORY BLOG » BLOG ARCHIVE » USS SKATE (SSN-578 USS Skate (SSN-578) hung below the Arctic ice like a matchstick suspended an inch from the ceiling of a large room. A knot of sailors in the control room stared intently at an instrument inscribing patterns of parallel lines on a rolling paper tape. The pattern looked like an upside down mountain NAVAL HISTORY BLOG » BLOG ARCHIVE » RIP CHIEF BOB FELLER The Naval History & Heritage Command joins a greatful nation in mourning the passing of our shipmate Chief Bob Feller, the Ace of the Greatest Generation. When asked once what was his most important victory, he replied, “World War II.”. Dr. Ed Furgol of the National Museum of the U.S. Navy has prepared a short vignette aboutChief Feller
NAVAL HISTORY BLOG » BLOG ARCHIVE » SUICIDE AT THE TOP As we remember and observe the 75 th anniversary of Operation Dragoon, the Allied amphibious landing in southern France on 15 August 1944, it is worthwhile to reflect on one high ranking casualty just prior to the invasion, RADM Don P. Moon. Sadly, RADM Moon committed suicide ten days prior to the assault. In light of the recent suicides of VADM Scott Stearney, commander of the U.S. NAVAL HISTORY BLOG » BLOG ARCHIVE » OLD BUT STILL GOING The second oldest ship is often overlooked. FS-344 was a 1945 Army Freight and Supply vessel used as a training ship and operated by the U.S. Coast Guard. It was transferred to the Navy in 1966, converted into an intelligence gathering ship, and renamed the USS Pueblo (AGER-2). Two years later, the Pueblo and her crew were seized by North Korean forces who claimed the ship had entered NAVAL HISTORY BLOG » SEARCH RESULTS » OP Now on NAVY TV – The story of the USS Charles R. Ware (DD-865). USS Charles R. Ware (DD-865) was named for Lieutenant Charles Rollins Ware, a hero of the Battle of Midway. NAVAL HISTORY BLOG » BLOG ARCHIVE » SHIPS OF THE U.S. AIR The USAFS Coastal Crusader (ORV-1851), also noted by her international phonetic designation Whiskey, was originally to have been the USS Wexford (AK-220), but the cessation of hostilities in 1945 meant she was sold to commercial service. She later served as an Army transport before being acquired by the Air Force as an Ocean Range Vessel. Acquired by the Navy in 1964, she NAVAL HISTORY BLOG » BLOG ARCHIVE » LANDING THE PLANES Leadership also was evident on the Enterprise’s flight deck, never better demonstrated than during the Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands at the height of the Guadalcanal campaign.The ship’s landing-signal officer was Lieutenant Robin M. Lindsey, assisted by the air group LSO, Lieutenant (junior grade) James G. Daniels. NAVAL HISTORY BLOG » BLOG ARCHIVE » THE PERDICARIS AFFAIR President Theodore Roosevelt faced such a situation on May 18, 1904 when in Tangier, Morocco, a bandit named Raisuli kidnapped a U.S. citizen, Mr. Ion Perdicaris, and his stepson, and held them for ransom in a pale repetition of the days of the Barbary pirates. In a larger context, the inability of the Sultan of Morocco to deal with bandits NAVAL HISTORY BLOG » BLOG ARCHIVE » ADMIRAL NIMITZ AND THE In the Battle of the Coral Sea (4-8 May 1942), the force under Fletcher turned back the seaborne Port Moresby invasion force and sank the light carrier Shoho. In the climactic action of 8 May, the Americans lost the Lexington and suffered damages to the Yorktown. Admiral Nimitz now ordered Halsey and Fletcher to return to PearlHarbor on the
NAVAL HISTORY BLOG » BLOG ARCHIVE » WORLD WAR II SUBMARINE On 11 September 1942, Pharmacist’s Mate First Class (PhM1/c) Wheeler B. Lipes agonized over the most difficult decision of his life. He had just diagnosed his shipmate, Seaman First Class Darrel D. Rector, with acute appendicitis. With their submarine Seadragon (SS-194) cruisingin enemy waters,
NAVAL HISTORY BLOG » BLOG ARCHIVE » NAVAL RESERVES IN THE On July 27, 1953, the Korean War Armistice Agreement was signed at Panmunjon, Korea, and the Korean cease-fire went into effect at 10:00 PM, ending three years of combat. The following article, published in the July 1952 issue of Proceedings, gives an account of what it was like to be a part of a Naval reserve group in the Korean war. THIS WEEK IN U.S. NAVY HISTORY: 9-15 MAY 1975 SS Mayaguez seized by Khmer Rouge and escorted to Koh Tang Island. 1986 Destroyer USS David R. Ray deters an Iranian Navy attempt to board a U.S. merchant ship. May 13. 1908 Navy Nurse Corps established. 1908 Pearl Harbor Navy Yard, later called Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard, was officially established in the Territory of Hawaiias a coaling
NAVAL HISTORY BLOG » BLOG ARCHIVE » AN OLD NAVAL TRADITION Here’s one by LTJG Elliott K. DeMatta from the USS Dale (DLG -19) log. USS Dale ‘first watch’ in rhyme. For more on this amusing tradition, the Naval Institute Proceedings published an excellent article written by Captain Robert W. McNitt in January, 1959 titled The First Watch. Naval Institute members can find it here. THE LOSS OF USS COCHINO (SS-345) On the morning of 25 August 1949, during a training cruise north of the Arctic Circle, the submarine Cochino (SS-345), in company with Tusk (SS-426), attempted to submerge to snorkel depth in the Barents Sea, but the crashing waves played havoc with these efforts.At 1048, a muffled thud rocked Cochino and news of a fire in the after battery compartment quickly passed through the boat. ASIAN/PACIFIC ISLANDER AMERICAN MONTH This month is Asian American/Pacific Islander month and as we celebrate their significant contributions to the United States Navy, there are many fascinating stories of individuals who exemplify the best of us. One riveting story is that of Susan Ahn Cuddy. Mrs. Cuddy lived a long and remarkable NAVAL HISTORY BLOG » BLOG ARCHIVE » THE TRANSATLANTIC But in May of 1919, one of the crucial steps to the success of air travel was undertaken by the U.S. Navy: the first transatlantic flight of the NC-4. The Curtiss NC seaplanes were originally created by the U.S. Navy to participate in World War I. By the time the four commissioned NC planes were completed in 1919, however, the war hadbeen over
BLOG ARCHIVE » HONORING USS EAGLE (PE-56) On the afternoon of 23 April 1945, U-853 torpedoed the Eagle 56 (PE-56), commanded by Naval Reserve Lieutenant James G. Early, south-southeast of Cape Elizabeth, Maine. A massive explosion tore the Eagle 56 in two, the stern section going down in two minutes, the bow about 15 minutes later, taking Lieutenant Early and 47 other men withher.
NAVAL HISTORY BLOG » BLOG ARCHIVE » DEATH OF A DESTROYER The tragedy occurred when the bow of the Australian aircraft carrier HMAS Melbourne struck the port side of the USS Frank E. Evans (DD-754) with pile-driver force near frame 92 (a section to the rear of the forward funnel). 2 The destroyer was cut in two. The how section sink in less than two minutes. With it went dozens of young U.S. lives. NAVAL HISTORY BLOG » BLOG ARCHIVE » NAVY ASTRONAUTICS The Navy’s first space satellite command, the Navy Astronautics Group, was established on 22 May 1962 at the Pacific Missile Range Headquarters, Point Mugu, Calif., under Commander James C. Quillen, Jr. In addition to its other duties, the new command was given responsibility for operating the NAVAL HISTORY BLOG » BLOG ARCHIVE » THE PERDICARIS AFFAIR President Theodore Roosevelt faced such a situation on May 18, 1904 when in Tangier, Morocco, a bandit named Raisuli kidnapped a U.S. citizen, Mr. Ion Perdicaris, and his stepson, and held them for ransom in a pale repetition of the days of the Barbary pirates. In a larger context, the inability of the Sultan of Morocco to deal with bandits NAVAL HISTORY BLOG » BLOG ARCHIVE » MOSER'S NAVAL PHOTO Norbert George Moser was born in Pierceton, Indiana, to the immigrant German merchant Gabriel Moser and Illinois native Anna Miller on 18 September 1885. Shortly after completing high school in 1904, Norbert enlisted in the U.S. Navy and became an electrician's mate, workingwith new wireless
NAVAL HISTORY BLOG » BLOG ARCHIVE » MARCH 2, 1973: WOMEN Lt. Pat McNulty, right, an instructor at Naval Air Station Saufley Field, gives women officer candidates their first explanation of the parachute they will be using when they commence their flight training. Lieutenants Junior Grade Judith Neuffer, left, and Barbara Allen stand on the wing of a T-34 mentor trainer aircraft. NAVAL HISTORY BLOG » BLOG ARCHIVE » AN OLD NAVAL TRADITION Here’s one by LTJG Elliott K. DeMatta from the USS Dale (DLG -19) log. USS Dale ‘first watch’ in rhyme. For more on this amusing tradition, the Naval Institute Proceedings published an excellent article written by Captain Robert W. McNitt in January, 1959 titled The First Watch. Naval Institute members can find it here. THE LOSS OF USS COCHINO (SS-345) On the morning of 25 August 1949, during a training cruise north of the Arctic Circle, the submarine Cochino (SS-345), in company with Tusk (SS-426), attempted to submerge to snorkel depth in the Barents Sea, but the crashing waves played havoc with these efforts.At 1048, a muffled thud rocked Cochino and news of a fire in the after battery compartment quickly passed through the boat. ASIAN/PACIFIC ISLANDER AMERICAN MONTH This month is Asian American/Pacific Islander month and as we celebrate their significant contributions to the United States Navy, there are many fascinating stories of individuals who exemplify the best of us. One riveting story is that of Susan Ahn Cuddy. Mrs. Cuddy lived a long and remarkable NAVAL HISTORY BLOG » BLOG ARCHIVE » THE TRANSATLANTIC But in May of 1919, one of the crucial steps to the success of air travel was undertaken by the U.S. Navy: the first transatlantic flight of the NC-4. The Curtiss NC seaplanes were originally created by the U.S. Navy to participate in World War I. By the time the four commissioned NC planes were completed in 1919, however, the war hadbeen over
BLOG ARCHIVE » HONORING USS EAGLE (PE-56) On the afternoon of 23 April 1945, U-853 torpedoed the Eagle 56 (PE-56), commanded by Naval Reserve Lieutenant James G. Early, south-southeast of Cape Elizabeth, Maine. A massive explosion tore the Eagle 56 in two, the stern section going down in two minutes, the bow about 15 minutes later, taking Lieutenant Early and 47 other men withher.
NAVAL HISTORY BLOG » BLOG ARCHIVE » DEATH OF A DESTROYER The tragedy occurred when the bow of the Australian aircraft carrier HMAS Melbourne struck the port side of the USS Frank E. Evans (DD-754) with pile-driver force near frame 92 (a section to the rear of the forward funnel). 2 The destroyer was cut in two. The how section sink in less than two minutes. With it went dozens of young U.S. lives. NAVAL HISTORY BLOG » BLOG ARCHIVE » NAVY ASTRONAUTICS The Navy’s first space satellite command, the Navy Astronautics Group, was established on 22 May 1962 at the Pacific Missile Range Headquarters, Point Mugu, Calif., under Commander James C. Quillen, Jr. In addition to its other duties, the new command was given responsibility for operating the NAVAL HISTORY BLOG » BLOG ARCHIVE » THE PERDICARIS AFFAIR President Theodore Roosevelt faced such a situation on May 18, 1904 when in Tangier, Morocco, a bandit named Raisuli kidnapped a U.S. citizen, Mr. Ion Perdicaris, and his stepson, and held them for ransom in a pale repetition of the days of the Barbary pirates. In a larger context, the inability of the Sultan of Morocco to deal with bandits NAVAL HISTORY BLOG » BLOG ARCHIVE » MOSER'S NAVAL PHOTO Norbert George Moser was born in Pierceton, Indiana, to the immigrant German merchant Gabriel Moser and Illinois native Anna Miller on 18 September 1885. Shortly after completing high school in 1904, Norbert enlisted in the U.S. Navy and became an electrician's mate, workingwith new wireless
NAVAL HISTORY BLOG » BLOG ARCHIVE » MARCH 2, 1973: WOMEN Lt. Pat McNulty, right, an instructor at Naval Air Station Saufley Field, gives women officer candidates their first explanation of the parachute they will be using when they commence their flight training. Lieutenants Junior Grade Judith Neuffer, left, and Barbara Allen stand on the wing of a T-34 mentor trainer aircraft. NAVAL HISTORY BLOG » SEARCH RESULTS » OP Now on NAVY TV – The story of the USS Charles R. Ware (DD-865). USS Charles R. Ware (DD-865) was named for Lieutenant Charles Rollins Ware, a hero of the Battle of Midway. NAVAL HISTORY BLOG » BLOG ARCHIVE » NAVIGATING THE WAVES After the United States was dragged into World War II by the Dec. 7, 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor, the need for men to go to sea was a top priority. The Army had already established its WAAC (Women’s Auxiliary Army Corps), but that was an auxiliary corps that worked with the Army. The WAVES were in the Navy. NAVAL HISTORY BLOG » BLOG ARCHIVE » SUICIDE AT THE TOP As we remember and observe the 75 th anniversary of Operation Dragoon, the Allied amphibious landing in southern France on 15 August 1944, it is worthwhile to reflect on one high ranking casualty just prior to the invasion, RADM Don P. Moon. Sadly, RADM Moon committed suicide ten days prior to the assault. In light of the recent suicides of VADM Scott Stearney, commander of the U.S. NAVAL HISTORY BLOG » BLOG ARCHIVE » OLD BUT STILL GOING The second oldest ship is often overlooked. FS-344 was a 1945 Army Freight and Supply vessel used as a training ship and operated by the U.S. Coast Guard. It was transferred to the Navy in 1966, converted into an intelligence gathering ship, and renamed the USS Pueblo (AGER-2). Two years later, the Pueblo and her crew were seized by North Korean forces who claimed the ship had entered NAVAL HISTORY BLOG » BLOG ARCHIVE » REMEMBERING THE FIRST I do not understand how they said Everett Alvarez Jr was the first Naval Pilot to be shot down in the Vietnam War. Lt. Charles Klusmann flying a RF-8 aircraft from the USS Kitty Hawk CVA-63 was shot down on June 6, 1964. He was captured in Laos and imprisoned. Lt Klusmann escaped his captors on August 31, 1964. NAVAL HISTORY BLOG » BLOG ARCHIVE » REMEMBERING THE FIRST Joan C. Bynum, a Navy nurse was the first black woman naval officer to attain the rank of captain (0-6). Rear Adm. Lillian E. Fishburne, was the first African American woman to achieve that rank in the U.S. Navy. Lillian E. Fishburne, a communications officer, was the first of her race and gender to reach the rank of rear admiral in 1998. NAVAL HISTORY BLOG » BLOG ARCHIVE » THE HUDSON RIVER CHAIN The Coast Guard Academy is home to a few links from the Hudson River Chain. This chain was pulled across the Hudson during the Revolutionary War to prevent the British from sailing upriver. Clearly, the chain is of great historic importance. Late at night before the game, my dad and his classmates “borrowed” the links ofchain.
NAVAL HISTORY BLOG » BLOG ARCHIVE » THE PERDICARIS AFFAIR President Theodore Roosevelt faced such a situation on May 18, 1904 when in Tangier, Morocco, a bandit named Raisuli kidnapped a U.S. citizen, Mr. Ion Perdicaris, and his stepson, and held them for ransom in a pale repetition of the days of the Barbary pirates. In a larger context, the inability of the Sultan of Morocco to deal with bandits NAVAL HISTORY BLOG » BLOG ARCHIVE » NAVY ASTRONAUTICS The Navy’s first space satellite command, the Navy Astronautics Group, was established on 22 May 1962 at the Pacific Missile Range Headquarters, Point Mugu, Calif., under Commander James C. Quillen, Jr. In addition to its other duties, the new command was given responsibility for operating the NAVAL HISTORY BLOG » BLOG ARCHIVE » MOSER'S NAVAL PHOTO Norbert George Moser was born in Pierceton, Indiana, to the immigrant German merchant Gabriel Moser and Illinois native Anna Miller on 18 September 1885. Shortly after completing high school in 1904, Norbert enlisted in the U.S. Navy and became an electrician's mate, workingwith new wireless
NAVAL HISTORY BLOG » BLOG ARCHIVE » AN OLD NAVAL TRADITION Here’s one by LTJG Elliott K. DeMatta from the USS Dale (DLG -19) log. USS Dale ‘first watch’ in rhyme. For more on this amusing tradition, the Naval Institute Proceedings published an excellent article written by Captain Robert W. McNitt in January, 1959 titled The First Watch. Naval Institute members can find it here. THE LOSS OF USS COCHINO (SS-345) On the morning of 25 August 1949, during a training cruise north of the Arctic Circle, the submarine Cochino (SS-345), in company with Tusk (SS-426), attempted to submerge to snorkel depth in the Barents Sea, but the crashing waves played havoc with these efforts.At 1048, a muffled thud rocked Cochino and news of a fire in the after battery compartment quickly passed through the boat. ASIAN/PACIFIC ISLANDER AMERICAN MONTH This month is Asian American/Pacific Islander month and as we celebrate their significant contributions to the United States Navy, there are many fascinating stories of individuals who exemplify the best of us. One riveting story is that of Susan Ahn Cuddy. Mrs. Cuddy lived a long and remarkable NAVAL HISTORY BLOG » BLOG ARCHIVE » THE TRANSATLANTIC But in May of 1919, one of the crucial steps to the success of air travel was undertaken by the U.S. Navy: the first transatlantic flight of the NC-4. The Curtiss NC seaplanes were originally created by the U.S. Navy to participate in World War I. By the time the four commissioned NC planes were completed in 1919, however, the war hadbeen over
BLOG ARCHIVE » HONORING USS EAGLE (PE-56) On the afternoon of 23 April 1945, U-853 torpedoed the Eagle 56 (PE-56), commanded by Naval Reserve Lieutenant James G. Early, south-southeast of Cape Elizabeth, Maine. A massive explosion tore the Eagle 56 in two, the stern section going down in two minutes, the bow about 15 minutes later, taking Lieutenant Early and 47 other men withher.
NAVAL HISTORY BLOG » BLOG ARCHIVE » DEATH OF A DESTROYER The tragedy occurred when the bow of the Australian aircraft carrier HMAS Melbourne struck the port side of the USS Frank E. Evans (DD-754) with pile-driver force near frame 92 (a section to the rear of the forward funnel). 2 The destroyer was cut in two. The how section sink in less than two minutes. With it went dozens of young U.S. lives. NAVAL HISTORY BLOG » BLOG ARCHIVE » NAVY ASTRONAUTICS The Navy’s first space satellite command, the Navy Astronautics Group, was established on 22 May 1962 at the Pacific Missile Range Headquarters, Point Mugu, Calif., under Commander James C. Quillen, Jr. In addition to its other duties, the new command was given responsibility for operating the NAVAL HISTORY BLOG » BLOG ARCHIVE » THE PERDICARIS AFFAIR President Theodore Roosevelt faced such a situation on May 18, 1904 when in Tangier, Morocco, a bandit named Raisuli kidnapped a U.S. citizen, Mr. Ion Perdicaris, and his stepson, and held them for ransom in a pale repetition of the days of the Barbary pirates. In a larger context, the inability of the Sultan of Morocco to deal with bandits NAVAL HISTORY BLOG » BLOG ARCHIVE » MOSER'S NAVAL PHOTO Norbert George Moser was born in Pierceton, Indiana, to the immigrant German merchant Gabriel Moser and Illinois native Anna Miller on 18 September 1885. Shortly after completing high school in 1904, Norbert enlisted in the U.S. Navy and became an electrician's mate, workingwith new wireless
NAVAL HISTORY BLOG » BLOG ARCHIVE » MARCH 2, 1973: WOMEN Lt. Pat McNulty, right, an instructor at Naval Air Station Saufley Field, gives women officer candidates their first explanation of the parachute they will be using when they commence their flight training. Lieutenants Junior Grade Judith Neuffer, left, and Barbara Allen stand on the wing of a T-34 mentor trainer aircraft. NAVAL HISTORY BLOG » BLOG ARCHIVE » AN OLD NAVAL TRADITION Here’s one by LTJG Elliott K. DeMatta from the USS Dale (DLG -19) log. USS Dale ‘first watch’ in rhyme. For more on this amusing tradition, the Naval Institute Proceedings published an excellent article written by Captain Robert W. McNitt in January, 1959 titled The First Watch. Naval Institute members can find it here. THE LOSS OF USS COCHINO (SS-345) On the morning of 25 August 1949, during a training cruise north of the Arctic Circle, the submarine Cochino (SS-345), in company with Tusk (SS-426), attempted to submerge to snorkel depth in the Barents Sea, but the crashing waves played havoc with these efforts.At 1048, a muffled thud rocked Cochino and news of a fire in the after battery compartment quickly passed through the boat. ASIAN/PACIFIC ISLANDER AMERICAN MONTH This month is Asian American/Pacific Islander month and as we celebrate their significant contributions to the United States Navy, there are many fascinating stories of individuals who exemplify the best of us. One riveting story is that of Susan Ahn Cuddy. Mrs. Cuddy lived a long and remarkable NAVAL HISTORY BLOG » BLOG ARCHIVE » THE TRANSATLANTIC But in May of 1919, one of the crucial steps to the success of air travel was undertaken by the U.S. Navy: the first transatlantic flight of the NC-4. The Curtiss NC seaplanes were originally created by the U.S. Navy to participate in World War I. By the time the four commissioned NC planes were completed in 1919, however, the war hadbeen over
BLOG ARCHIVE » HONORING USS EAGLE (PE-56) On the afternoon of 23 April 1945, U-853 torpedoed the Eagle 56 (PE-56), commanded by Naval Reserve Lieutenant James G. Early, south-southeast of Cape Elizabeth, Maine. A massive explosion tore the Eagle 56 in two, the stern section going down in two minutes, the bow about 15 minutes later, taking Lieutenant Early and 47 other men withher.
NAVAL HISTORY BLOG » BLOG ARCHIVE » DEATH OF A DESTROYER The tragedy occurred when the bow of the Australian aircraft carrier HMAS Melbourne struck the port side of the USS Frank E. Evans (DD-754) with pile-driver force near frame 92 (a section to the rear of the forward funnel). 2 The destroyer was cut in two. The how section sink in less than two minutes. With it went dozens of young U.S. lives. NAVAL HISTORY BLOG » BLOG ARCHIVE » NAVY ASTRONAUTICS The Navy’s first space satellite command, the Navy Astronautics Group, was established on 22 May 1962 at the Pacific Missile Range Headquarters, Point Mugu, Calif., under Commander James C. Quillen, Jr. In addition to its other duties, the new command was given responsibility for operating the NAVAL HISTORY BLOG » BLOG ARCHIVE » THE PERDICARIS AFFAIR President Theodore Roosevelt faced such a situation on May 18, 1904 when in Tangier, Morocco, a bandit named Raisuli kidnapped a U.S. citizen, Mr. Ion Perdicaris, and his stepson, and held them for ransom in a pale repetition of the days of the Barbary pirates. In a larger context, the inability of the Sultan of Morocco to deal with bandits NAVAL HISTORY BLOG » BLOG ARCHIVE » MOSER'S NAVAL PHOTO Norbert George Moser was born in Pierceton, Indiana, to the immigrant German merchant Gabriel Moser and Illinois native Anna Miller on 18 September 1885. Shortly after completing high school in 1904, Norbert enlisted in the U.S. Navy and became an electrician's mate, workingwith new wireless
NAVAL HISTORY BLOG » BLOG ARCHIVE » MARCH 2, 1973: WOMEN Lt. Pat McNulty, right, an instructor at Naval Air Station Saufley Field, gives women officer candidates their first explanation of the parachute they will be using when they commence their flight training. Lieutenants Junior Grade Judith Neuffer, left, and Barbara Allen stand on the wing of a T-34 mentor trainer aircraft. NAVAL HISTORY BLOG » SEARCH RESULTS » OP Now on NAVY TV – The story of the USS Charles R. Ware (DD-865). USS Charles R. Ware (DD-865) was named for Lieutenant Charles Rollins Ware, a hero of the Battle of Midway. NAVAL HISTORY BLOG » BLOG ARCHIVE » NAVIGATING THE WAVES After the United States was dragged into World War II by the Dec. 7, 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor, the need for men to go to sea was a top priority. The Army had already established its WAAC (Women’s Auxiliary Army Corps), but that was an auxiliary corps that worked with the Army. The WAVES were in the Navy. NAVAL HISTORY BLOG » BLOG ARCHIVE » SUICIDE AT THE TOP As we remember and observe the 75 th anniversary of Operation Dragoon, the Allied amphibious landing in southern France on 15 August 1944, it is worthwhile to reflect on one high ranking casualty just prior to the invasion, RADM Don P. Moon. Sadly, RADM Moon committed suicide ten days prior to the assault. In light of the recent suicides of VADM Scott Stearney, commander of the U.S. NAVAL HISTORY BLOG » BLOG ARCHIVE » OLD BUT STILL GOING The second oldest ship is often overlooked. FS-344 was a 1945 Army Freight and Supply vessel used as a training ship and operated by the U.S. Coast Guard. It was transferred to the Navy in 1966, converted into an intelligence gathering ship, and renamed the USS Pueblo (AGER-2). Two years later, the Pueblo and her crew were seized by North Korean forces who claimed the ship had entered NAVAL HISTORY BLOG » BLOG ARCHIVE » REMEMBERING THE FIRST I do not understand how they said Everett Alvarez Jr was the first Naval Pilot to be shot down in the Vietnam War. Lt. Charles Klusmann flying a RF-8 aircraft from the USS Kitty Hawk CVA-63 was shot down on June 6, 1964. He was captured in Laos and imprisoned. Lt Klusmann escaped his captors on August 31, 1964. NAVAL HISTORY BLOG » BLOG ARCHIVE » REMEMBERING THE FIRST Joan C. Bynum, a Navy nurse was the first black woman naval officer to attain the rank of captain (0-6). Rear Adm. Lillian E. Fishburne, was the first African American woman to achieve that rank in the U.S. Navy. Lillian E. Fishburne, a communications officer, was the first of her race and gender to reach the rank of rear admiral in 1998. NAVAL HISTORY BLOG » BLOG ARCHIVE » THE HUDSON RIVER CHAIN The Coast Guard Academy is home to a few links from the Hudson River Chain. This chain was pulled across the Hudson during the Revolutionary War to prevent the British from sailing upriver. Clearly, the chain is of great historic importance. Late at night before the game, my dad and his classmates “borrowed” the links ofchain.
NAVAL HISTORY BLOG » BLOG ARCHIVE » THE PERDICARIS AFFAIR President Theodore Roosevelt faced such a situation on May 18, 1904 when in Tangier, Morocco, a bandit named Raisuli kidnapped a U.S. citizen, Mr. Ion Perdicaris, and his stepson, and held them for ransom in a pale repetition of the days of the Barbary pirates. In a larger context, the inability of the Sultan of Morocco to deal with bandits NAVAL HISTORY BLOG » BLOG ARCHIVE » NAVY ASTRONAUTICS The Navy’s first space satellite command, the Navy Astronautics Group, was established on 22 May 1962 at the Pacific Missile Range Headquarters, Point Mugu, Calif., under Commander James C. Quillen, Jr. In addition to its other duties, the new command was given responsibility for operating the NAVAL HISTORY BLOG » BLOG ARCHIVE » MOSER'S NAVAL PHOTO Norbert George Moser was born in Pierceton, Indiana, to the immigrant German merchant Gabriel Moser and Illinois native Anna Miller on 18 September 1885. Shortly after completing high school in 1904, Norbert enlisted in the U.S. Navy and became an electrician's mate, workingwith new wireless
NAVAL HISTORY BLOGSCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGYABOUT OUR GUEST BLOGGERSWORLD WAR IWARSNAVAL ACADEMY Thank you for being a faithful reader of the Naval History Blog. As of June 1, the Naval Institute will be dedicating more resources to Naval History magazine’s digital presence, and we will be sunsetting the Naval History Blog. Posts will remain available on the blog until July 1, and after that, much of the content will eventually transfer NAVAL HISTORY BLOG » BLOG ARCHIVE » A SHORT HISTORY ON The USS Mason (DE-529) was the only Navy vessel during World War II to have an entirely black crew who were not cooks or waiters. The Mason served in convoys, escorting support ships to England. In one incident, the crew quickly welded the cracks in their ship’s hull so they could continue their duties. They unfortunately were not fully recognized until 1995, when 11 of the surviving NAVAL HISTORY BLOG » BLOG ARCHIVE » THE HISTORY OF The USS Red Rover, the U.S. Navy’s first hospital ship, treated the wounded from both sides during the American Civil War. And it was the sighting of the Russian hospital ship Orel that led to the decisive Japanese victory during the Battle of Tsushima of the Russo-JapaneseWar (1904-1905).
ASIAN/PACIFIC ISLANDER AMERICAN MONTH This month is Asian American/Pacific Islander month and as we celebrate their significant contributions to the United States Navy, there are many fascinating stories of individuals who exemplify the best of us. One riveting story is that of Susan Ahn Cuddy. Mrs. Cuddy lived a long and remarkable NAVAL HISTORY BLOG » BLOG ARCHIVE » OLD BUT STILL GOING The second oldest ship is often overlooked. FS-344 was a 1945 Army Freight and Supply vessel used as a training ship and operated by the U.S. Coast Guard. It was transferred to the Navy in 1966, converted into an intelligence gathering ship, and renamed the USS Pueblo (AGER-2). Two years later, the Pueblo and her crew were seized by North Korean forces who claimed the ship had entered NAVAL HISTORY BLOG » BLOG ARCHIVE » THE TRANSATLANTIC But in May of 1919, one of the crucial steps to the success of air travel was undertaken by the U.S. Navy: the first transatlantic flight of the NC-4. The Curtiss NC seaplanes were originally created by the U.S. Navy to participate in World War I. By the time the four commissioned NC planes were completed in 1919, however, the war hadbeen over
THE LOSS OF USS COCHINO (SS-345) On the morning of 25 August 1949, during a training cruise north of the Arctic Circle, the submarine Cochino (SS-345), in company with Tusk (SS-426), attempted to submerge to snorkel depth in the Barents Sea, but the crashing waves played havoc with these efforts.At 1048, a muffled thud rocked Cochino and news of a fire in the after battery compartment quickly passed through the boat. NAVAL HISTORY BLOG » BLOG ARCHIVE » REMEMBERING THE FIRST Joan C. Bynum, a Navy nurse was the first black woman naval officer to attain the rank of captain (0-6). Rear Adm. Lillian E. Fishburne, was the first African American woman to achieve that rank in the U.S. Navy. Lillian E. Fishburne, a communications officer, was the first of her race and gender to reach the rank of rear admiral in 1998. NAVAL HISTORY BLOG » BLOG ARCHIVE » ADMIRAL NIMITZ AND THE In the Battle of the Coral Sea (4-8 May 1942), the force under Fletcher turned back the seaborne Port Moresby invasion force and sank the light carrier Shoho. In the climactic action of 8 May, the Americans lost the Lexington and suffered damages to the Yorktown. Admiral Nimitz now ordered Halsey and Fletcher to return to PearlHarbor on the
NAVAL HISTORY BLOG » BLOG ARCHIVE » BEIRUT MARINE BARRACKS Thirty years ago today, two truck bombs struck seperate buildings housing U.S. Marines and French forces, members of the Multinational Force in Lebanon, and killed 299 American & French servicemen. 220 U.S. Marines & 18 Sailors were among the casualties. This was thedeadliest day in
NAVAL HISTORY BLOGSCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGYABOUT OUR GUEST BLOGGERSWORLD WAR IWARSNAVAL ACADEMY Thank you for being a faithful reader of the Naval History Blog. As of June 1, the Naval Institute will be dedicating more resources to Naval History magazine’s digital presence, and we will be sunsetting the Naval History Blog. Posts will remain available on the blog until July 1, and after that, much of the content will eventually transfer NAVAL HISTORY BLOG » BLOG ARCHIVE » A SHORT HISTORY ON The USS Mason (DE-529) was the only Navy vessel during World War II to have an entirely black crew who were not cooks or waiters. The Mason served in convoys, escorting support ships to England. In one incident, the crew quickly welded the cracks in their ship’s hull so they could continue their duties. They unfortunately were not fully recognized until 1995, when 11 of the surviving NAVAL HISTORY BLOG » BLOG ARCHIVE » THE HISTORY OF The USS Red Rover, the U.S. Navy’s first hospital ship, treated the wounded from both sides during the American Civil War. And it was the sighting of the Russian hospital ship Orel that led to the decisive Japanese victory during the Battle of Tsushima of the Russo-JapaneseWar (1904-1905).
ASIAN/PACIFIC ISLANDER AMERICAN MONTH This month is Asian American/Pacific Islander month and as we celebrate their significant contributions to the United States Navy, there are many fascinating stories of individuals who exemplify the best of us. One riveting story is that of Susan Ahn Cuddy. Mrs. Cuddy lived a long and remarkable NAVAL HISTORY BLOG » BLOG ARCHIVE » OLD BUT STILL GOING The second oldest ship is often overlooked. FS-344 was a 1945 Army Freight and Supply vessel used as a training ship and operated by the U.S. Coast Guard. It was transferred to the Navy in 1966, converted into an intelligence gathering ship, and renamed the USS Pueblo (AGER-2). Two years later, the Pueblo and her crew were seized by North Korean forces who claimed the ship had entered NAVAL HISTORY BLOG » BLOG ARCHIVE » THE TRANSATLANTIC But in May of 1919, one of the crucial steps to the success of air travel was undertaken by the U.S. Navy: the first transatlantic flight of the NC-4. The Curtiss NC seaplanes were originally created by the U.S. Navy to participate in World War I. By the time the four commissioned NC planes were completed in 1919, however, the war hadbeen over
THE LOSS OF USS COCHINO (SS-345) On the morning of 25 August 1949, during a training cruise north of the Arctic Circle, the submarine Cochino (SS-345), in company with Tusk (SS-426), attempted to submerge to snorkel depth in the Barents Sea, but the crashing waves played havoc with these efforts.At 1048, a muffled thud rocked Cochino and news of a fire in the after battery compartment quickly passed through the boat. NAVAL HISTORY BLOG » BLOG ARCHIVE » REMEMBERING THE FIRST Joan C. Bynum, a Navy nurse was the first black woman naval officer to attain the rank of captain (0-6). Rear Adm. Lillian E. Fishburne, was the first African American woman to achieve that rank in the U.S. Navy. Lillian E. Fishburne, a communications officer, was the first of her race and gender to reach the rank of rear admiral in 1998. NAVAL HISTORY BLOG » BLOG ARCHIVE » ADMIRAL NIMITZ AND THE In the Battle of the Coral Sea (4-8 May 1942), the force under Fletcher turned back the seaborne Port Moresby invasion force and sank the light carrier Shoho. In the climactic action of 8 May, the Americans lost the Lexington and suffered damages to the Yorktown. Admiral Nimitz now ordered Halsey and Fletcher to return to PearlHarbor on the
NAVAL HISTORY BLOG » BLOG ARCHIVE » BEIRUT MARINE BARRACKS Thirty years ago today, two truck bombs struck seperate buildings housing U.S. Marines and French forces, members of the Multinational Force in Lebanon, and killed 299 American & French servicemen. 220 U.S. Marines & 18 Sailors were among the casualties. This was thedeadliest day in
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Thank you for being a faithful reader of the Naval History Blog. As of June 1, the Naval Institute will be dedicating more resources to Naval History magazine’s digital presence, and we will be sunsetting the Naval History Blog. Posts will remain available on the blog until July 1, and after that, much of the content will eventually transfer NAVAL HISTORY BLOG » BLOG ARCHIVE » AN OLD NAVAL TRADITION Here’s one by LTJG Elliott K. DeMatta from the USS Dale (DLG -19) log. USS Dale ‘first watch’ in rhyme. For more on this amusing tradition, the Naval Institute Proceedings published an excellent article written by Captain Robert W. McNitt in January, 1959 titled The First Watch. Naval Institute members can find it here. NAVAL HISTORY BLOG » SEARCH RESULTS » OP Now on NAVY TV – The story of the USS Charles R. Ware (DD-865). USS Charles R. Ware (DD-865) was named for Lieutenant Charles Rollins Ware, a hero of the Battle of Midway. ASIAN/PACIFIC ISLANDER AMERICAN MONTH This month is Asian American/Pacific Islander month and as we celebrate their significant contributions to the United States Navy, there are many fascinating stories of individuals who exemplify the best of us. One riveting story is that of Susan Ahn Cuddy. Mrs. Cuddy lived a long and remarkable NAVAL HISTORY BLOG » BLOG ARCHIVE » THE TRANSATLANTIC But in May of 1919, one of the crucial steps to the success of air travel was undertaken by the U.S. Navy: the first transatlantic flight of the NC-4. The Curtiss NC seaplanes were originally created by the U.S. Navy to participate in World War I. By the time the four commissioned NC planes were completed in 1919, however, the war hadbeen over
THE LOSS OF USS COCHINO (SS-345) On the morning of 25 August 1949, during a training cruise north of the Arctic Circle, the submarine Cochino (SS-345), in company with Tusk (SS-426), attempted to submerge to snorkel depth in the Barents Sea, but the crashing waves played havoc with these efforts.At 1048, a muffled thud rocked Cochino and news of a fire in the after battery compartment quickly passed through the boat. NAVAL HISTORY BLOG » BLOG ARCHIVE » REMEMBERING THE FIRST I do not understand how they said Everett Alvarez Jr was the first Naval Pilot to be shot down in the Vietnam War. Lt. Charles Klusmann flying a RF-8 aircraft from the USS Kitty Hawk CVA-63 was shot down on June 6, 1964. He was captured in Laos and imprisoned. Lt Klusmann escaped his captors on August 31, 1964. NAVAL HISTORY BLOG » BLOG ARCHIVE » THE INDIANAPOLIS On 30 July 1945 the USS Indianapolis (CA-35), proceeding alone at a leisurely 15.7 knots, unprotected by sonar-equipped vessels, or vessels of any kind, en route from Guam to the Philippines, was torpedoed by a Japanese submarine in the waters near Leyte Gulf. At least 879 of its crew of 1157 perished, many of them badly burned, most of them floating without food or water, some without rafts NAVAL HISTORY BLOG » BLOG ARCHIVE » USS CONSTELLATION Late in the evening on September 25, 1860, while patrolling the waters off West Africa, USS Constellation captured the slave ship Cora with 705 Africans imprisoned on her slave deck. From 1859 to 1861, the sloop of war Constellation (1854) served as flagship of the United States Navy’s African Squadron, a fleet of eight vessels with orders to protect American commerce and suppress the NAVAL HISTORY BLOG » BLOG ARCHIVE » NAVY ASTRONAUTICS The Navy’s first space satellite command, the Navy Astronautics Group, was established on 22 May 1962 at the Pacific Missile Range Headquarters, Point Mugu, Calif., under Commander James C. Quillen, Jr. In addition to its other duties, the new command was given responsibility for operating the NAVAL HISTORY BLOGSCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGYABOUT OUR GUEST BLOGGERSWORLD WAR IWARSNAVAL ACADEMY Thank you for being a faithful reader of the Naval History Blog. As of June 1, the Naval Institute will be dedicating more resources to Naval History magazine’s digital presence, and we will be sunsetting the Naval History Blog. Posts will remain available on the blog until July 1, and after that, much of the content will eventually transfer NAVAL HISTORY BLOG » BLOG ARCHIVE » A SHORT HISTORY ON The USS Mason (DE-529) was the only Navy vessel during World War II to have an entirely black crew who were not cooks or waiters. The Mason served in convoys, escorting support ships to England. In one incident, the crew quickly welded the cracks in their ship’s hull so they could continue their duties. They unfortunately were not fully recognized until 1995, when 11 of the surviving NAVAL HISTORY BLOG » BLOG ARCHIVE » THE HISTORY OF The USS Red Rover, the U.S. Navy’s first hospital ship, treated the wounded from both sides during the American Civil War. And it was the sighting of the Russian hospital ship Orel that led to the decisive Japanese victory during the Battle of Tsushima of the Russo-JapaneseWar (1904-1905).
ASIAN/PACIFIC ISLANDER AMERICAN MONTH This month is Asian American/Pacific Islander month and as we celebrate their significant contributions to the United States Navy, there are many fascinating stories of individuals who exemplify the best of us. One riveting story is that of Susan Ahn Cuddy. Mrs. Cuddy lived a long and remarkable NAVAL HISTORY BLOG » BLOG ARCHIVE » OLD BUT STILL GOING The second oldest ship is often overlooked. FS-344 was a 1945 Army Freight and Supply vessel used as a training ship and operated by the U.S. Coast Guard. It was transferred to the Navy in 1966, converted into an intelligence gathering ship, and renamed the USS Pueblo (AGER-2). Two years later, the Pueblo and her crew were seized by North Korean forces who claimed the ship had entered NAVAL HISTORY BLOG » BLOG ARCHIVE » THE TRANSATLANTIC But in May of 1919, one of the crucial steps to the success of air travel was undertaken by the U.S. Navy: the first transatlantic flight of the NC-4. The Curtiss NC seaplanes were originally created by the U.S. Navy to participate in World War I. By the time the four commissioned NC planes were completed in 1919, however, the war hadbeen over
THE LOSS OF USS COCHINO (SS-345) On the morning of 25 August 1949, during a training cruise north of the Arctic Circle, the submarine Cochino (SS-345), in company with Tusk (SS-426), attempted to submerge to snorkel depth in the Barents Sea, but the crashing waves played havoc with these efforts.At 1048, a muffled thud rocked Cochino and news of a fire in the after battery compartment quickly passed through the boat. NAVAL HISTORY BLOG » BLOG ARCHIVE » REMEMBERING THE FIRST Joan C. Bynum, a Navy nurse was the first black woman naval officer to attain the rank of captain (0-6). Rear Adm. Lillian E. Fishburne, was the first African American woman to achieve that rank in the U.S. Navy. Lillian E. Fishburne, a communications officer, was the first of her race and gender to reach the rank of rear admiral in 1998. NAVAL HISTORY BLOG » BLOG ARCHIVE » ADMIRAL NIMITZ AND THE In the Battle of the Coral Sea (4-8 May 1942), the force under Fletcher turned back the seaborne Port Moresby invasion force and sank the light carrier Shoho. In the climactic action of 8 May, the Americans lost the Lexington and suffered damages to the Yorktown. Admiral Nimitz now ordered Halsey and Fletcher to return to PearlHarbor on the
NAVAL HISTORY BLOG » BLOG ARCHIVE » BEIRUT MARINE BARRACKS Thirty years ago today, two truck bombs struck seperate buildings housing U.S. Marines and French forces, members of the Multinational Force in Lebanon, and killed 299 American & French servicemen. 220 U.S. Marines & 18 Sailors were among the casualties. This was thedeadliest day in
NAVAL HISTORY BLOGSCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGYABOUT OUR GUEST BLOGGERSWORLD WAR IWARSNAVAL ACADEMY Thank you for being a faithful reader of the Naval History Blog. As of June 1, the Naval Institute will be dedicating more resources to Naval History magazine’s digital presence, and we will be sunsetting the Naval History Blog. Posts will remain available on the blog until July 1, and after that, much of the content will eventually transfer NAVAL HISTORY BLOG » BLOG ARCHIVE » A SHORT HISTORY ON The USS Mason (DE-529) was the only Navy vessel during World War II to have an entirely black crew who were not cooks or waiters. The Mason served in convoys, escorting support ships to England. In one incident, the crew quickly welded the cracks in their ship’s hull so they could continue their duties. They unfortunately were not fully recognized until 1995, when 11 of the surviving NAVAL HISTORY BLOG » BLOG ARCHIVE » THE HISTORY OF The USS Red Rover, the U.S. Navy’s first hospital ship, treated the wounded from both sides during the American Civil War. And it was the sighting of the Russian hospital ship Orel that led to the decisive Japanese victory during the Battle of Tsushima of the Russo-JapaneseWar (1904-1905).
ASIAN/PACIFIC ISLANDER AMERICAN MONTH This month is Asian American/Pacific Islander month and as we celebrate their significant contributions to the United States Navy, there are many fascinating stories of individuals who exemplify the best of us. One riveting story is that of Susan Ahn Cuddy. Mrs. Cuddy lived a long and remarkable NAVAL HISTORY BLOG » BLOG ARCHIVE » OLD BUT STILL GOING The second oldest ship is often overlooked. FS-344 was a 1945 Army Freight and Supply vessel used as a training ship and operated by the U.S. Coast Guard. It was transferred to the Navy in 1966, converted into an intelligence gathering ship, and renamed the USS Pueblo (AGER-2). Two years later, the Pueblo and her crew were seized by North Korean forces who claimed the ship had entered NAVAL HISTORY BLOG » BLOG ARCHIVE » THE TRANSATLANTIC But in May of 1919, one of the crucial steps to the success of air travel was undertaken by the U.S. Navy: the first transatlantic flight of the NC-4. The Curtiss NC seaplanes were originally created by the U.S. Navy to participate in World War I. By the time the four commissioned NC planes were completed in 1919, however, the war hadbeen over
THE LOSS OF USS COCHINO (SS-345) On the morning of 25 August 1949, during a training cruise north of the Arctic Circle, the submarine Cochino (SS-345), in company with Tusk (SS-426), attempted to submerge to snorkel depth in the Barents Sea, but the crashing waves played havoc with these efforts.At 1048, a muffled thud rocked Cochino and news of a fire in the after battery compartment quickly passed through the boat. NAVAL HISTORY BLOG » BLOG ARCHIVE » REMEMBERING THE FIRST Joan C. Bynum, a Navy nurse was the first black woman naval officer to attain the rank of captain (0-6). Rear Adm. Lillian E. Fishburne, was the first African American woman to achieve that rank in the U.S. Navy. Lillian E. Fishburne, a communications officer, was the first of her race and gender to reach the rank of rear admiral in 1998. NAVAL HISTORY BLOG » BLOG ARCHIVE » ADMIRAL NIMITZ AND THE In the Battle of the Coral Sea (4-8 May 1942), the force under Fletcher turned back the seaborne Port Moresby invasion force and sank the light carrier Shoho. In the climactic action of 8 May, the Americans lost the Lexington and suffered damages to the Yorktown. Admiral Nimitz now ordered Halsey and Fletcher to return to PearlHarbor on the
NAVAL HISTORY BLOG » BLOG ARCHIVE » BEIRUT MARINE BARRACKS Thirty years ago today, two truck bombs struck seperate buildings housing U.S. Marines and French forces, members of the Multinational Force in Lebanon, and killed 299 American & French servicemen. 220 U.S. Marines & 18 Sailors were among the casualties. This was thedeadliest day in
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Thank you for being a faithful reader of the Naval History Blog. As of June 1, the Naval Institute will be dedicating more resources to Naval History magazine’s digital presence, and we will be sunsetting the Naval History Blog. Posts will remain available on the blog until July 1, and after that, much of the content will eventually transfer NAVAL HISTORY BLOG » BLOG ARCHIVE » AN OLD NAVAL TRADITION Here’s one by LTJG Elliott K. DeMatta from the USS Dale (DLG -19) log. USS Dale ‘first watch’ in rhyme. For more on this amusing tradition, the Naval Institute Proceedings published an excellent article written by Captain Robert W. McNitt in January, 1959 titled The First Watch. Naval Institute members can find it here. NAVAL HISTORY BLOG » SEARCH RESULTS » OP Now on NAVY TV – The story of the USS Charles R. Ware (DD-865). USS Charles R. Ware (DD-865) was named for Lieutenant Charles Rollins Ware, a hero of the Battle of Midway. ASIAN/PACIFIC ISLANDER AMERICAN MONTH This month is Asian American/Pacific Islander month and as we celebrate their significant contributions to the United States Navy, there are many fascinating stories of individuals who exemplify the best of us. One riveting story is that of Susan Ahn Cuddy. Mrs. Cuddy lived a long and remarkable NAVAL HISTORY BLOG » BLOG ARCHIVE » THE TRANSATLANTIC But in May of 1919, one of the crucial steps to the success of air travel was undertaken by the U.S. Navy: the first transatlantic flight of the NC-4. The Curtiss NC seaplanes were originally created by the U.S. Navy to participate in World War I. By the time the four commissioned NC planes were completed in 1919, however, the war hadbeen over
THE LOSS OF USS COCHINO (SS-345) On the morning of 25 August 1949, during a training cruise north of the Arctic Circle, the submarine Cochino (SS-345), in company with Tusk (SS-426), attempted to submerge to snorkel depth in the Barents Sea, but the crashing waves played havoc with these efforts.At 1048, a muffled thud rocked Cochino and news of a fire in the after battery compartment quickly passed through the boat. NAVAL HISTORY BLOG » BLOG ARCHIVE » REMEMBERING THE FIRST I do not understand how they said Everett Alvarez Jr was the first Naval Pilot to be shot down in the Vietnam War. Lt. Charles Klusmann flying a RF-8 aircraft from the USS Kitty Hawk CVA-63 was shot down on June 6, 1964. He was captured in Laos and imprisoned. Lt Klusmann escaped his captors on August 31, 1964. NAVAL HISTORY BLOG » BLOG ARCHIVE » THE INDIANAPOLIS On 30 July 1945 the USS Indianapolis (CA-35), proceeding alone at a leisurely 15.7 knots, unprotected by sonar-equipped vessels, or vessels of any kind, en route from Guam to the Philippines, was torpedoed by a Japanese submarine in the waters near Leyte Gulf. At least 879 of its crew of 1157 perished, many of them badly burned, most of them floating without food or water, some without rafts NAVAL HISTORY BLOG » BLOG ARCHIVE » USS CONSTELLATION Late in the evening on September 25, 1860, while patrolling the waters off West Africa, USS Constellation captured the slave ship Cora with 705 Africans imprisoned on her slave deck. From 1859 to 1861, the sloop of war Constellation (1854) served as flagship of the United States Navy’s African Squadron, a fleet of eight vessels with orders to protect American commerce and suppress the NAVAL HISTORY BLOG » BLOG ARCHIVE » NAVY ASTRONAUTICS The Navy’s first space satellite command, the Navy Astronautics Group, was established on 22 May 1962 at the Pacific Missile Range Headquarters, Point Mugu, Calif., under Commander James C. Quillen, Jr. In addition to its other duties, the new command was given responsibility for operating the NAVAL HISTORY BLOGSCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGYABOUT OUR GUEST BLOGGERSWORLD WAR IWARSNAVAL ACADEMY Thank you for being a faithful reader of the Naval History Blog. As of June 1, the Naval Institute will be dedicating more resources to Naval History magazine’s digital presence, and we will be sunsetting the Naval History Blog. Posts will remain available on the blog until July 1, and after that, much of the content will eventually transfer NAVAL HISTORY BLOG » BLOG ARCHIVE » THE HISTORY OF The USS Red Rover, the U.S. Navy’s first hospital ship, treated the wounded from both sides during the American Civil War. And it was the sighting of the Russian hospital ship Orel that led to the decisive Japanese victory during the Battle of Tsushima of the Russo-JapaneseWar (1904-1905).
NAVAL HISTORY BLOG » BLOG ARCHIVE » A SHORT HISTORY ON The USS Mason (DE-529) was the only Navy vessel during World War II to have an entirely black crew who were not cooks or waiters. The Mason served in convoys, escorting support ships to England. In one incident, the crew quickly welded the cracks in their ship’s hull so they could continue their duties. They unfortunately were not fully recognized until 1995, when 11 of the surviving ASIAN/PACIFIC ISLANDER AMERICAN MONTH This month is Asian American/Pacific Islander month and as we celebrate their significant contributions to the United States Navy, there are many fascinating stories of individuals who exemplify the best of us. One riveting story is that of Susan Ahn Cuddy. Mrs. Cuddy lived a long and remarkable NAVAL HISTORY BLOG » BLOG ARCHIVE » OLD BUT STILL GOING The second oldest ship is often overlooked. FS-344 was a 1945 Army Freight and Supply vessel used as a training ship and operated by the U.S. Coast Guard. It was transferred to the Navy in 1966, converted into an intelligence gathering ship, and renamed the USS Pueblo (AGER-2). Two years later, the Pueblo and her crew were seized by North Korean forces who claimed the ship had entered NAVAL HISTORY BLOG » BLOG ARCHIVE » THE UBIQUITOUS 5-INCH/38 Designed to fulfill the needs of battleships as well as destroyers, the 5-inch/38-caliber dual-purpose gun became one of World War II’s best regarded and most versatile naval weapons. It was the conflict’s iconic U.S. destroyer gun as well as the Navy’s workhorse on board capital ships, cruisers, NAVAL HISTORY BLOG » BLOG ARCHIVE » WORLD WAR II SUBMARINE On 11 September 1942, Pharmacist’s Mate First Class (PhM1/c) Wheeler B. Lipes agonized over the most difficult decision of his life. He had just diagnosed his shipmate, Seaman First Class Darrel D. Rector, with acute appendicitis. With their submarine Seadragon (SS-194) cruisingin enemy waters,
NAVAL HISTORY BLOG » BLOG ARCHIVE » THE DROPPING OF THE The short-lived TURDSID and other systems were developed in response to the critical but elusive nature of targets along the Ho Chi Minh Trail during the Vietnam War. The difficulty prompted U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) officials to explore the application of KEY DATES IN U. S. MILITARY LGBT POLICY July 16, 1976 – The U. S. District Court in Washington D.C., upholds the decision of the U. S. Air Force to discharge Technical Sergeant Leonard Matlovich after he admits to being homosexual.Matlovich had challenged the military’s anti-gay policy on constitutional grounds. Matlovich appeals the District Court’s ruling, but would eventually accept an honorable discharge and cash NAVAL HISTORY BLOG » BLOG ARCHIVE » BEIRUT MARINE BARRACKS Thirty years ago today, two truck bombs struck seperate buildings housing U.S. Marines and French forces, members of the Multinational Force in Lebanon, and killed 299 American & French servicemen. 220 U.S. Marines & 18 Sailors were among the casualties. This was thedeadliest day in
NAVAL HISTORY BLOGSCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGYABOUT OUR GUEST BLOGGERSWORLD WAR IWARSNAVAL ACADEMY Thank you for being a faithful reader of the Naval History Blog. As of June 1, the Naval Institute will be dedicating more resources to Naval History magazine’s digital presence, and we will be sunsetting the Naval History Blog. Posts will remain available on the blog until July 1, and after that, much of the content will eventually transfer NAVAL HISTORY BLOG » BLOG ARCHIVE » THE HISTORY OF The USS Red Rover, the U.S. Navy’s first hospital ship, treated the wounded from both sides during the American Civil War. And it was the sighting of the Russian hospital ship Orel that led to the decisive Japanese victory during the Battle of Tsushima of the Russo-JapaneseWar (1904-1905).
NAVAL HISTORY BLOG » BLOG ARCHIVE » A SHORT HISTORY ON The USS Mason (DE-529) was the only Navy vessel during World War II to have an entirely black crew who were not cooks or waiters. The Mason served in convoys, escorting support ships to England. In one incident, the crew quickly welded the cracks in their ship’s hull so they could continue their duties. They unfortunately were not fully recognized until 1995, when 11 of the surviving ASIAN/PACIFIC ISLANDER AMERICAN MONTH This month is Asian American/Pacific Islander month and as we celebrate their significant contributions to the United States Navy, there are many fascinating stories of individuals who exemplify the best of us. One riveting story is that of Susan Ahn Cuddy. Mrs. Cuddy lived a long and remarkable NAVAL HISTORY BLOG » BLOG ARCHIVE » OLD BUT STILL GOING The second oldest ship is often overlooked. FS-344 was a 1945 Army Freight and Supply vessel used as a training ship and operated by the U.S. Coast Guard. It was transferred to the Navy in 1966, converted into an intelligence gathering ship, and renamed the USS Pueblo (AGER-2). Two years later, the Pueblo and her crew were seized by North Korean forces who claimed the ship had entered NAVAL HISTORY BLOG » BLOG ARCHIVE » THE UBIQUITOUS 5-INCH/38 Designed to fulfill the needs of battleships as well as destroyers, the 5-inch/38-caliber dual-purpose gun became one of World War II’s best regarded and most versatile naval weapons. It was the conflict’s iconic U.S. destroyer gun as well as the Navy’s workhorse on board capital ships, cruisers, NAVAL HISTORY BLOG » BLOG ARCHIVE » WORLD WAR II SUBMARINE On 11 September 1942, Pharmacist’s Mate First Class (PhM1/c) Wheeler B. Lipes agonized over the most difficult decision of his life. He had just diagnosed his shipmate, Seaman First Class Darrel D. Rector, with acute appendicitis. With their submarine Seadragon (SS-194) cruisingin enemy waters,
NAVAL HISTORY BLOG » BLOG ARCHIVE » THE DROPPING OF THE The short-lived TURDSID and other systems were developed in response to the critical but elusive nature of targets along the Ho Chi Minh Trail during the Vietnam War. The difficulty prompted U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) officials to explore the application of KEY DATES IN U. S. MILITARY LGBT POLICY July 16, 1976 – The U. S. District Court in Washington D.C., upholds the decision of the U. S. Air Force to discharge Technical Sergeant Leonard Matlovich after he admits to being homosexual.Matlovich had challenged the military’s anti-gay policy on constitutional grounds. Matlovich appeals the District Court’s ruling, but would eventually accept an honorable discharge and cash NAVAL HISTORY BLOG » BLOG ARCHIVE » BEIRUT MARINE BARRACKS Thirty years ago today, two truck bombs struck seperate buildings housing U.S. Marines and French forces, members of the Multinational Force in Lebanon, and killed 299 American & French servicemen. 220 U.S. Marines & 18 Sailors were among the casualties. This was thedeadliest day in
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Thank you for being a faithful reader of the Naval History Blog. As of June 1, the Naval Institute will be dedicating more resources to Naval History magazine’s digital presence, and we will be sunsetting the Naval History Blog. Posts will remain available on the blog until July 1, and after that, much of the content will eventually transfer NAVAL HISTORY BLOG » BLOG ARCHIVE » AN OLD NAVAL TRADITION Here’s one by LTJG Elliott K. DeMatta from the USS Dale (DLG -19) log. USS Dale ‘first watch’ in rhyme. For more on this amusing tradition, the Naval Institute Proceedings published an excellent article written by Captain Robert W. McNitt in January, 1959 titled The First Watch. Naval Institute members can find it here. NAVAL HISTORY BLOG » BLOG ARCHIVE » SUICIDE AT THE TOP As we remember and observe the 75 th anniversary of Operation Dragoon, the Allied amphibious landing in southern France on 15 August 1944, it is worthwhile to reflect on one high ranking casualty just prior to the invasion, RADM Don P. Moon. Sadly, RADM Moon committed suicide ten days prior to the assault. In light of the recent suicides of VADM Scott Stearney, commander of the U.S. ASIAN/PACIFIC ISLANDER AMERICAN MONTH This month is Asian American/Pacific Islander month and as we celebrate their significant contributions to the United States Navy, there are many fascinating stories of individuals who exemplify the best of us. One riveting story is that of Susan Ahn Cuddy. Mrs. Cuddy lived a long and remarkable NAVAL HISTORY BLOG » BLOG ARCHIVE » THE UBIQUITOUS 5-INCH/38 Designed to fulfill the needs of battleships as well as destroyers, the 5-inch/38-caliber dual-purpose gun became one of World War II’s best regarded and most versatile naval weapons. It was the conflict’s iconic U.S. destroyer gun as well as the Navy’s workhorse on board capital ships, cruisers, NAVAL HISTORY BLOG » BLOG ARCHIVE » THE TRANSATLANTIC But in May of 1919, one of the crucial steps to the success of air travel was undertaken by the U.S. Navy: the first transatlantic flight of the NC-4. The Curtiss NC seaplanes were originally created by the U.S. Navy to participate in World War I. By the time the four commissioned NC planes were completed in 1919, however, the war hadbeen over
THE LOSS OF USS COCHINO (SS-345) On the morning of 25 August 1949, during a training cruise north of the Arctic Circle, the submarine Cochino (SS-345), in company with Tusk (SS-426), attempted to submerge to snorkel depth in the Barents Sea, but the crashing waves played havoc with these efforts.At 1048, a muffled thud rocked Cochino and news of a fire in the after battery compartment quickly passed through the boat. NAVAL HISTORY BLOG » BLOG ARCHIVE » THE INDIANAPOLIS By Arthur Mason. On 30 July 1945 the USS Indianapolis (CA-35), proceeding alone at a leisurely 15.7 knots, unprotected by sonar-equipped vessels, or vessels of any kind, en route from Guam to the Philippines, was torpedoed by a Japanese submarine in the waters near Leyte Gulf. At least 879 of its crew of 1157 perished, many ofthem badly burned
NAVAL HISTORY BLOG » BLOG ARCHIVE » NAVY ASTRONAUTICS The Navy’s first space satellite command, the Navy Astronautics Group, was established on 22 May 1962 at the Pacific Missile Range Headquarters, Point Mugu, Calif., under Commander James C. Quillen, Jr. In addition to its other duties, the new command was given responsibility for operating the NAVAL HISTORY BLOG » BLOG ARCHIVE » ADMIRAL NIMITZ AND THE In the Battle of the Coral Sea (4-8 May 1942), the force under Fletcher turned back the seaborne Port Moresby invasion force and sank the light carrier Shoho. In the climactic action of 8 May, the Americans lost the Lexington and suffered damages to the Yorktown. Admiral Nimitz now ordered Halsey and Fletcher to return to PearlHarbor on the
NAVAL HISTORY BLOG » BLOG ARCHIVE » AN OLD NAVAL TRADITION Here’s one by LTJG Elliott K. DeMatta from the USS Dale (DLG -19) log. USS Dale ‘first watch’ in rhyme. For more on this amusing tradition, the Naval Institute Proceedings published an excellent article written by Captain Robert W. McNitt in January, 1959 titled The First Watch. Naval Institute members can find it here. ASIAN/PACIFIC ISLANDER AMERICAN MONTH This month is Asian American/Pacific Islander month and as we celebrate their significant contributions to the United States Navy, there are many fascinating stories of individuals who exemplify the best of us. One riveting story is that of Susan Ahn Cuddy. Mrs. Cuddy lived a long and remarkable THE LOSS OF USS COCHINO (SS-345) On the morning of 25 August 1949, during a training cruise north of the Arctic Circle, the submarine Cochino (SS-345), in company with Tusk (SS-426), attempted to submerge to snorkel depth in the Barents Sea, but the crashing waves played havoc with these efforts.At 1048, a muffled thud rocked Cochino and news of a fire in the after battery compartment quickly passed through the boat. NAVAL HISTORY BLOG » BLOG ARCHIVE » THE TRANSATLANTIC But in May of 1919, one of the crucial steps to the success of air travel was undertaken by the U.S. Navy: the first transatlantic flight of the NC-4. The Curtiss NC seaplanes were originally created by the U.S. Navy to participate in World War I. By the time the four commissioned NC planes were completed in 1919, however, the war hadbeen over
BLOG ARCHIVE » HONORING USS EAGLE (PE-56) On the afternoon of 23 April 1945, U-853 torpedoed the Eagle 56 (PE-56), commanded by Naval Reserve Lieutenant James G. Early, south-southeast of Cape Elizabeth, Maine. A massive explosion tore the Eagle 56 in two, the stern section going down in two minutes, the bow about 15 minutes later, taking Lieutenant Early and 47 other men withher.
NAVAL HISTORY BLOG » BLOG ARCHIVE » WORLD WAR II SUBMARINE On 11 September 1942, Pharmacist’s Mate First Class (PhM1/c) Wheeler B. Lipes agonized over the most difficult decision of his life. He had just diagnosed his shipmate, Seaman First Class Darrel D. Rector, with acute appendicitis. With their submarine Seadragon (SS-194) cruisingin enemy waters,
NAVAL HISTORY BLOG » BLOG ARCHIVE » NAVY ASTRONAUTICS The Navy’s first space satellite command, the Navy Astronautics Group, was established on 22 May 1962 at the Pacific Missile Range Headquarters, Point Mugu, Calif., under Commander James C. Quillen, Jr. In addition to its other duties, the new command was given responsibility for operating the NAVAL HISTORY BLOG » BLOG ARCHIVE » THE PERDICARIS AFFAIR President Theodore Roosevelt faced such a situation on May 18, 1904 when in Tangier, Morocco, a bandit named Raisuli kidnapped a U.S. citizen, Mr. Ion Perdicaris, and his stepson, and held them for ransom in a pale repetition of the days of the Barbary pirates. In a larger context, the inability of the Sultan of Morocco to deal with bandits NAVAL HISTORY BLOG » BLOG ARCHIVE » MOSER'S NAVAL PHOTO Norbert George Moser was born in Pierceton, Indiana, to the immigrant German merchant Gabriel Moser and Illinois native Anna Miller on 18 September 1885. Shortly after completing high school in 1904, Norbert enlisted in the U.S. Navy and became an electrician's mate, workingwith new wireless
NAVAL HISTORY BLOG » BLOG ARCHIVE » MARCH 2, 1973: WOMEN Lt. Pat McNulty, right, an instructor at Naval Air Station Saufley Field, gives women officer candidates their first explanation of the parachute they will be using when they commence their flight training. Lieutenants Junior Grade Judith Neuffer, left, and Barbara Allen stand on the wing of a T-34 mentor trainer aircraft. NAVAL HISTORY BLOG » BLOG ARCHIVE » AN OLD NAVAL TRADITION Here’s one by LTJG Elliott K. DeMatta from the USS Dale (DLG -19) log. USS Dale ‘first watch’ in rhyme. For more on this amusing tradition, the Naval Institute Proceedings published an excellent article written by Captain Robert W. McNitt in January, 1959 titled The First Watch. Naval Institute members can find it here. ASIAN/PACIFIC ISLANDER AMERICAN MONTH This month is Asian American/Pacific Islander month and as we celebrate their significant contributions to the United States Navy, there are many fascinating stories of individuals who exemplify the best of us. One riveting story is that of Susan Ahn Cuddy. Mrs. Cuddy lived a long and remarkable THE LOSS OF USS COCHINO (SS-345) On the morning of 25 August 1949, during a training cruise north of the Arctic Circle, the submarine Cochino (SS-345), in company with Tusk (SS-426), attempted to submerge to snorkel depth in the Barents Sea, but the crashing waves played havoc with these efforts.At 1048, a muffled thud rocked Cochino and news of a fire in the after battery compartment quickly passed through the boat. NAVAL HISTORY BLOG » BLOG ARCHIVE » THE TRANSATLANTIC But in May of 1919, one of the crucial steps to the success of air travel was undertaken by the U.S. Navy: the first transatlantic flight of the NC-4. The Curtiss NC seaplanes were originally created by the U.S. Navy to participate in World War I. By the time the four commissioned NC planes were completed in 1919, however, the war hadbeen over
BLOG ARCHIVE » HONORING USS EAGLE (PE-56) On the afternoon of 23 April 1945, U-853 torpedoed the Eagle 56 (PE-56), commanded by Naval Reserve Lieutenant James G. Early, south-southeast of Cape Elizabeth, Maine. A massive explosion tore the Eagle 56 in two, the stern section going down in two minutes, the bow about 15 minutes later, taking Lieutenant Early and 47 other men withher.
NAVAL HISTORY BLOG » BLOG ARCHIVE » WORLD WAR II SUBMARINE On 11 September 1942, Pharmacist’s Mate First Class (PhM1/c) Wheeler B. Lipes agonized over the most difficult decision of his life. He had just diagnosed his shipmate, Seaman First Class Darrel D. Rector, with acute appendicitis. With their submarine Seadragon (SS-194) cruisingin enemy waters,
NAVAL HISTORY BLOG » BLOG ARCHIVE » NAVY ASTRONAUTICS The Navy’s first space satellite command, the Navy Astronautics Group, was established on 22 May 1962 at the Pacific Missile Range Headquarters, Point Mugu, Calif., under Commander James C. Quillen, Jr. In addition to its other duties, the new command was given responsibility for operating the NAVAL HISTORY BLOG » BLOG ARCHIVE » THE PERDICARIS AFFAIR President Theodore Roosevelt faced such a situation on May 18, 1904 when in Tangier, Morocco, a bandit named Raisuli kidnapped a U.S. citizen, Mr. Ion Perdicaris, and his stepson, and held them for ransom in a pale repetition of the days of the Barbary pirates. In a larger context, the inability of the Sultan of Morocco to deal with bandits NAVAL HISTORY BLOG » BLOG ARCHIVE » MOSER'S NAVAL PHOTO Norbert George Moser was born in Pierceton, Indiana, to the immigrant German merchant Gabriel Moser and Illinois native Anna Miller on 18 September 1885. Shortly after completing high school in 1904, Norbert enlisted in the U.S. Navy and became an electrician's mate, workingwith new wireless
NAVAL HISTORY BLOG » BLOG ARCHIVE » MARCH 2, 1973: WOMEN Lt. Pat McNulty, right, an instructor at Naval Air Station Saufley Field, gives women officer candidates their first explanation of the parachute they will be using when they commence their flight training. Lieutenants Junior Grade Judith Neuffer, left, and Barbara Allen stand on the wing of a T-34 mentor trainer aircraft. NAVAL HISTORY BLOG » BLOG ARCHIVE » AN OLD NAVAL TRADITION Here’s one by LTJG Elliott K. DeMatta from the USS Dale (DLG -19) log. USS Dale ‘first watch’ in rhyme. For more on this amusing tradition, the Naval Institute Proceedings published an excellent article written by Captain Robert W. McNitt in January, 1959 titled The First Watch. Naval Institute members can find it here. NAVAL HISTORY BLOG » BLOG ARCHIVE » DEATH OF A DESTROYER At quarter past three in the morning on 3 June 1969, 74 crewmen of a U.S. destroyer in the South China Sea began to die. 1 It was not enemy fire that took them. The tragedy occurred when the bow of the Australian aircraft carrier HMAS Melbourne struck the port side of the USS Frank E. Evans (DD-754) with pile-driver force near frame 92 (a section to the rear of the forward funnel). 2 The NAVAL HISTORY BLOG » BLOG ARCHIVE » NAVIGATING THE WAVES After the United States was dragged into World War II by the Dec. 7, 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor, the need for men to go to sea was a top priority. The Army had already established its WAAC (Women’s Auxiliary Army Corps), but that was an auxiliary corps that worked with the Army. The WAVES were in the Navy. NAVAL HISTORY BLOG » BLOG ARCHIVE » THE PERDICARIS AFFAIR President Theodore Roosevelt faced such a situation on May 18, 1904 when in Tangier, Morocco, a bandit named Raisuli kidnapped a U.S. citizen, Mr. Ion Perdicaris, and his stepson, and held them for ransom in a pale repetition of the days of the Barbary pirates. In a larger context, the inability of the Sultan of Morocco to deal with bandits NAVAL HISTORY BLOG » BLOG ARCHIVE » CONSTITUTION: THE This docking in June, 1927, marked the beginning of a 4-year, nearly $1 million restoration of the ship. After five years, the fundraising campaign had raised $617,000. Constitution went into drydock on June 16, 1927. But once repairs began, an additional $300,000 in fundingfrom Congress was
NAVAL HISTORY BLOG » BLOG ARCHIVE » REMEMBERING THE FIRST I do not understand how they said Everett Alvarez Jr was the first Naval Pilot to be shot down in the Vietnam War. Lt. Charles Klusmann flying a RF-8 aircraft from the USS Kitty Hawk CVA-63 was shot down on June 6, 1964. He was captured in Laos and imprisoned. Lt Klusmann escaped his captors on August 31, 1964. NAVAL HISTORY BLOG » BLOG ARCHIVE » MOSER'S NAVAL PHOTO Norbert George Moser was born in Pierceton, Indiana, to the immigrant German merchant Gabriel Moser and Illinois native Anna Miller on 18 September 1885. Shortly after completing high school in 1904, Norbert enlisted in the U.S. Navy and became an electrician's mate, workingwith new wireless
NAVAL HISTORY BLOG » BLOG ARCHIVE » USN AND USMC IN By NHHC. The Bolshevik seizure of power following the 1917 October Revolution plunged Russia into a protracted and bloody civil war. The Civil War’s destabilizing affects led to an international intervention. Among this international group were Great Britain, France, Japan, China, and the United States. Between 1918 and 1920,the allied
NAVAL HISTORY BLOG » BLOG ARCHIVE » USS CONSTELLATION Late in the evening on September 25, 1860, while patrolling the waters off West Africa, USS Constellation captured the slave ship Cora with 705 Africans imprisoned on her slave deck. From 1859 to 1861, the sloop of war Constellation (1854) served as flagship of the United States Navy’s African Squadron, a fleet of eight vessels with orders to protect American commerce and suppress the NAVAL HISTORY BLOG » BLOG ARCHIVE » THE HUDSON RIVER CHAIN The Coast Guard Academy is home to a few links from the Hudson River Chain. This chain was pulled across the Hudson during the Revolutionary War to prevent the British from sailing upriver. Clearly, the chain is of great historic importance. Late at night before the game, my dad and his classmates “borrowed” the links ofchain.
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THE U.S. NAVY–CHINA BICENTENNIAL Thursday, May 14, 2020 7:13 AMBY ERIC MILLS
As today’s U.S. fleet faces the challenges of a navally ascendant China, it’s interesting to look at the relationship through the lens of history and recall that the U.S. Navy and China, they go back a ways. Back before the days of the Yangtze Patrol—back, in fact, a full 200 years ago to the day, as of Saturday, 16 May 2020. For it was on this day in 1820 that the U.S. Navy had its first-ever contact with China. American merchant ships had ventured to those shores before an American warship ever came calling. The first such to do so,… Read the rest of this entry » Posted by Eric Mills in Frigate, History
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May 12
ASIAN/PACIFIC ISLANDER AMERICAN MONTH Tuesday, May 12, 2020 10:57 AM BY NAVAL INSTITUTE ARCHIVES This month is Asian American/Pacific Islander month and as we celebrate their significant contributions to the United States Navy, there are many fascinating stories of individuals who exemplify the best of us. One riveting story is that of Susan Ahn Cuddy. Mrs. Cuddy lived a long and remarkable life, and was honored by Los Angeles County as a “100 year old Korean American Pioneer and Patriot” by the declaration of “Susan Ahn Cuddy Day” on March 10th, 2015. According to the Los Angeles County website, Susan Ahn Cuddy was born in 1915 to the first married couple to immigrate from… Read the restof this entry »
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May 7
PRESIDENTIAL ESCORT TO ALASKA Thursday, May 7, 2020 12:00 AMBY TAIRA SULIVAN
VADM Bieri graduated from the Naval Academy in 1911. Between 1911 and 1919, he served in the USS Delaware (BB-28), Nashville (PG-7), Montana (ACR-13), Virginia (BB-13), and Texas (BB-35). Among his further assignments were duty as aide to Rear Admiral Augustus Fechteler; command of the USS Bailey (DD-269) and Destroyer Division 29; sonic survey of the West Coast in the USS Hull (DD-330); survey of the Alaskan cable from Seattle to Seward; various staff duties; and command of the heavy cruiser USS Chicago (CL-29). He was on the staff of Admiral Ernest J. King, Commander in Chief, U.S. Fleet. After World War II, as a vice admiral, Bieri commanded the Tenth Fleet in the… Read the rest ofthis entry »
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May 5
ENSIGN BRADLEY AND THE U-853 Tuesday, May 5, 2020 12:01 AM BY SCOTT RICHARD STETTS On Friday morning, 5 May 1945, Ensign John G. Bradley Jr. and his Radioman 3rd Class, Clifford Brinson, were flying their TBM Avenger torpedo-bomber from out of Composite Squadron 15, Fentress Field, Virginia. Their assignment out of Quonset Point Naval Air Station was as an air detachment to act as targets simulating being an enemy plane for the U.S. submarines operating out of Groton, Connecticut, to train their lookouts to spot German subs. The theater of operations was south of Fish’s Island, New York, and Westerly, Rhode Island, just east of Long Island Sound. According to Bradley, they spotted the… Read the rest of this entry » Posted by Scott Richard Stetts in Aircraft, History
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Apr 30
DISASTER AT HONDA POINT: THE U.S. NAVY’S LARGEST PEACETIME LOSS OFSHIPS
Thursday, April 30, 2020 12:26 PM BY FRANKIE WITZENBURG Honda Point, also known as Point Pedernales, is located just north of the entrance to the Santa Barbara Channel in Santa Barbara County, California. The area has been known to be hazardous as far back as the 16th century, when Spanish explorers coined the area the “Devil’s Jaw” due to its treacherous and plentiful rocky outcroppings. Local mariners have long known to avoid the area at all costs, and the sailors involved on the 8 September 1923 incident were no exception. However, a perfect storm of radio and navigational errors, irregular currents, and poor visibility all came together at just… Read the rest of this entry » Posted by Frankie Witzenburg in Accident, Destroyers
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Apr 21
A DESTROYER ESCORT, A U-BOAT, AND THE ‘ARGENTIA EIGHT’ Tuesday, April 21, 2020 12:26 PMBY RICHARD LATTURE
In April 1945, Nazi Germany was in its death throes, with Soviet troops battling for Berlin and U.S. and British forces driving deep into the country’s heartland. The Battle of the Atlantic was virtually over; the Kriegmarine’s bases on the French coast either had been captured or were besieged, their surviving U-boats long gone to bases farther north. Nevertheless, the U.S. Navy was concerned that U-boats posed a serious new threat—to New York City and other major East Coast cities. Allied intelligence had revealed sketchy information about a German plan to dispatch U-boats armed with V-1 flying bombs to waters… Read the rest of this entry » Posted by Richard Latture in Battle of The Atlantic,
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Apr 20
A BRIEF ILLUSTRATED HISTORY OF NAVY VICTORY MARKINGS Monday, April 20, 2020 1:56 AM BY NAVAL INSTITUTE STAFF The taking of trophies and the building of memorials to mark military victories has been common throughout the history of warfare. The English word “trophy” is derived from the ancient Greek tropaion, which was a display of captured weapons, armor and standards commemorating the defeat of an enemy. Warriors took great pride in the trophies representing their unit’s triumphs in battle but many also wanted to record their individual victories over a foe. Headhunting and scalping were perhaps the most gruesome means for exhibiting defeated enemies. A less grisly practice in some cultures was to get special tattoos after vanquishing… Read the rest of this entry » Posted by Naval Institute Staff in Aircraft, Naval Aviation
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Apr 16
THE LIFE & SERVICE OF A WORLD WAR 2 MINE WARFARE SAILOR. PART 9 Thursday, April 16, 2020 12:01 AMBY JASON SCHRECK
When we left my grandfather’s ship, the USS Sway (AM-120), it was 14 August 1944. The Sway, an Auk class minesweeper, was off the coast of southern France preparing for Operation Dragoon. Dragoon was the invasion of southern France launched in August 1944 to relieve pressure on Allied Forces fighting in Normandy and Italy. It was hoped the Allies could cut off the Axis forces and defeat them more quickly. Dragoon is not as well known as many other operations of the war and is often criticized because it pulled Allied troops away from areas of heavier fighting and is thought by some to have… Read the rest ofthis entry »
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