Featured in navy historyBYTeam MightyMay 23, 2023ShareThe US Navy didn’t have an admiral until after the Civil WarToday’s naval officers have four levels of admiral to strive for, but it wasn’t until the Civil War that US Navy admirals existed at all. BYTeam MightyMay 23, 2023ShareBYAnderson HarpMar 29, 2023ShareOff the shore of Staten Island is PC 1264’s graveJust off the western shoreline of Staten Island – on a body of water called the Arthur Kill – is the graveyard for a ship that deserved much better. The… BYAnderson HarpMar 29, 2023ShareBYTeam MightyFeb 28, 2023ShareWhy this World War II veteran was the saltiest sailor in American historyThere are many outstanding sailors who could lay claim to the title of the U.S. Navy’s saltiest, but since the term is synonymous with “experienced,” there’s one who stands above… BYTeam MightyFeb 28, 2023ShareBYHarold C. HutchisonFeb 21, 2023Share5 times US Navy ships returned to the fleet after severe damage BYHarold C. HutchisonFeb 21, 2023ShareBYJames ElphickApr 23, 2021ShareHow the US Navy captured its first enemy ship in 129 yearsIn the early days of the U.S. Navy, boarding and capturing enemy vessels was common practice. As naval firepower increased, the practice became to sink the other ship rather than capture it. Then in 1944 with some da… BYJames ElphickApr 23, 2021ShareBYJessica EvansApr 4, 2021ShareThat time the Navy opened an installation in land-locked UtahIn 1942, the US Navy built a supply depot in Clearfield, Utah. The Clearfield Naval Supply Depot was part of the US war effort during World War II to build… BYJessica EvansApr 4, 2021ShareBYTeam MightyApr 2, 2021ShareThis is how the Navy’s last ace went from heroic fighter pilot to criminal congressman BYTeam MightyApr 2, 2021ShareBYLogan NyeMar 12, 2021ShareThe father of the American Navy also fought for the British and RussiansJohn Paul Jones is “the father of the American Navy,” as a result of his decisive victories from 1776 to 1779 and how he laid the groundwork for the American Navy. But, he also served the governments of Britain and Russia. <p … BYLogan NyeMar 12, 2021ShareBYTeam MightyFeb 22, 2021ShareThe only ship left in the US Navy that has sunk an enemy ship is 219 years old BYTeam MightyFeb 22, 2021ShareBYCoffee Or DieFeb 10, 2021ShareMan of honor: The US Navy’s 1st African American master diver & amputee diver Carl BrashearThe US Air Force lost a nuclear bomb off the coast of Palomares, Spain. It was on Jan. 17, 1966, when a K-135 refueling aircraft collided midair with a B-52G… BYCoffee Or DieFeb 10, 2021Share
BYTeam MightyMay 23, 2023ShareThe US Navy didn’t have an admiral until after the Civil WarToday’s naval officers have four levels of admiral to strive for, but it wasn’t until the Civil War that US Navy admirals existed at all. BYTeam MightyMay 23, 2023Share
BYAnderson HarpMar 29, 2023ShareOff the shore of Staten Island is PC 1264’s graveJust off the western shoreline of Staten Island – on a body of water called the Arthur Kill – is the graveyard for a ship that deserved much better. The… BYAnderson HarpMar 29, 2023Share
BYTeam MightyFeb 28, 2023ShareWhy this World War II veteran was the saltiest sailor in American historyThere are many outstanding sailors who could lay claim to the title of the U.S. Navy’s saltiest, but since the term is synonymous with “experienced,” there’s one who stands above… BYTeam MightyFeb 28, 2023Share
BYHarold C. HutchisonFeb 21, 2023Share5 times US Navy ships returned to the fleet after severe damage BYHarold C. HutchisonFeb 21, 2023Share
BYJames ElphickApr 23, 2021ShareHow the US Navy captured its first enemy ship in 129 yearsIn the early days of the U.S. Navy, boarding and capturing enemy vessels was common practice. As naval firepower increased, the practice became to sink the other ship rather than capture it. Then in 1944 with some da… BYJames ElphickApr 23, 2021Share
BYJessica EvansApr 4, 2021ShareThat time the Navy opened an installation in land-locked UtahIn 1942, the US Navy built a supply depot in Clearfield, Utah. The Clearfield Naval Supply Depot was part of the US war effort during World War II to build… BYJessica EvansApr 4, 2021Share
BYTeam MightyApr 2, 2021ShareThis is how the Navy’s last ace went from heroic fighter pilot to criminal congressman BYTeam MightyApr 2, 2021Share
BYLogan NyeMar 12, 2021ShareThe father of the American Navy also fought for the British and RussiansJohn Paul Jones is “the father of the American Navy,” as a result of his decisive victories from 1776 to 1779 and how he laid the groundwork for the American Navy. But, he also served the governments of Britain and Russia. <p … BYLogan NyeMar 12, 2021Share
BYTeam MightyFeb 22, 2021ShareThe only ship left in the US Navy that has sunk an enemy ship is 219 years old BYTeam MightyFeb 22, 2021Share
BYCoffee Or DieFeb 10, 2021ShareMan of honor: The US Navy’s 1st African American master diver & amputee diver Carl BrashearThe US Air Force lost a nuclear bomb off the coast of Palomares, Spain. It was on Jan. 17, 1966, when a K-135 refueling aircraft collided midair with a B-52G… BYCoffee Or DieFeb 10, 2021Share
