Navy Vessels


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Aug. 21, 2024

The Tragic Last Flight of Airship R-38 (ZR-2)

On 24 August 1921, one of the most tragic air disasters in U.S. naval history, as well as one of the

“U.S. Ship Congress U.S. Navy Yard/Charlestown Mass/C[harles] Ware,” n.d., probably post-War of 1812. National Archives and Records Administration, Ware Collection, 45-Ware-4.

Aug. 14, 2024

“We pronounce her to be the Non Pareil”: The launching of USS Congress

Editor’s note: On May 10, 2022, Naval History and Heritage Command announced its commemoration of

NAVOCEANO hydrographer Billy Hauer enters the water with survey gear.

Nov. 2, 2021

Bearcat in the Chesapeake: Navy’s underwater investigation of a prototype fighter aircraft

Grumman’s F8F Bearcat was lightweight fighter designed to operate from smaller naval aircraft

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March 31, 2020

Answering the Call: Stateside Deployments of U.S. Navy Hospital Ships

Editor's note: this blog was originally published in the Navy Live blog.On March 18, President Trump

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Feb. 17, 2017

Navy Ships Honoring Presidents of the United States

While not inclusive of EVERY ship named after a President (that would be a MUCH longer blog!), here

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Dec. 7, 2016

December 7th, 1941: a Submarine Force Perspective

"When I assumed command of the Pacific Fleet on 31 December 1941, our submarines were already