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National Museum of the United States Navy

National Museum of the United States Navy Explore Naval History from 1775 to the present at the National Museum of the United States Navy! Access to the Museum is through the 11th and O Street, SE gate.

A free museum, devoted to the display of naval artifacts, models, documents and fine art, the National Museum of the United States Navy chronicles the history of the United States Navy from the American Revolution to the present conflicts. Interactive exhibits commemorate our Navy’s wartime heroes and battles as well as peacetime contributions in exploration, diplomacy, navigation and humanitarian

service. The Cold War Gallery, an annex museum to the main building is open to the public, during the week and by appointment on Saturdays. Visitors without a Military ID or CAC Card will need to be processed through the Visitor's Center. All adults need to have a photo ID and drivers need proof of insurance and registration for vehicles. Weekend and Holiday access requires a Military ID, CAC Card, or to be pre vetted during the week at the Visitor's Center. For more information, please visit www.history.navy.mil/nmusn or call 202-433-2385. Disclaimer:

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Ensign John W. Lee, Jr. was the first Black officer to be commissioned in the regular Navy  in 1947. Lee served on the c...
03/15/2023

Ensign John W. Lee, Jr. was the first Black officer to be commissioned in the regular Navy in 1947. Lee served on the carrier USS (CV 33) and later aboard the heavy cruiser USS (CA 133) during the landing in Korea.

An oral history with Commander Lee (transcript linked below!) recounts his duty as commanding officer of Oceanographic Detachment Two in 1960 in which he and his unit conducted ocean-bottom surveys for the first Polaris deployments. After serving as executive officer aboard USS Ae**us (ARC 3) and on the NATO staff in , Lee retired in 1966. He went on to work 20 more years for the Naval Avionics Center.

https://www.usni.org/press/oral-histories/lee-john

Happy ! This year we decided to share this image of a pie eating contest from a U.S. Navy perspective. These Sailors abo...
03/14/2023

Happy ! This year we decided to share this image of a pie eating contest from a U.S. Navy perspective. These Sailors aboard a U.S. Navy battleship are gathered around a table while four shipmates see who can finish eating their pie the fastest with their hands tied behind their backs. Because of the uniform design and appearance in this image, the photograph may have been taken during the Great White Fleet World cruise, 1907-1908.



(NHHC Photograph from the Collection of Chief Quartermaster John Harold, NH 106075)

It's  !A lot of problem solving and heavy-lifting went into moving USS Olympia's (Cruiser #6) bow ornament! Once located...
03/13/2023

It's !

A lot of problem solving and heavy-lifting went into moving USS Olympia's (Cruiser #6) bow ornament! Once located in the museum's Spanish-American War gallery, the bow ornament highlighted Olympia's participation in the Battle of Manila Bay in 1898. Though the ornament is extremely heavy, it was successfully strapped, lifted, and placed on a pallet for relocation.

Check out our Spanish-American War to learn more about and the artifacts associated with the conflict, linked below.

https://www.history.navy.mil/content/history/museums/nmusn/explore/prior-exhibits/2022/spanish-american-war.html

It's K-9 Veterans Day!Navy gunner's mates and their Military Working Dog partners return to the barracks after a long da...
03/13/2023

It's K-9 Veterans Day!

Navy gunner's mates and their Military Working Dog partners return to the barracks after a long day guarding Naval Air Facility Marble Mountain, South Vietnam, 1969. Building off the success of the U.S. Air Force's MWD program, the Navy stood up its own program in the 1960s to intercept Communist infiltration teams during the Vietnam War.

In a recent post, NHHC highlighted the National Museum of the United States Navy’s Senior Curator, Raj Solanki. Raj is p...
03/10/2023

In a recent post, NHHC highlighted the National Museum of the United States Navy’s Senior Curator, Raj Solanki. Raj is part of a growing team of museum professionals planning, selecting artifacts, and writing content for a new Museum.

As the museum transitions, please follow our progress on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and the NMUSN website.



📸 "Meet Raj Solanki, Senior Curator at National Museum of the United States Navy. She is responsible for planning and selecting artifacts for the planned new museum. She loves sharing the artifact's histories and the stories of the people behind them.
In the background is the Constitution Fighting Top, which is often used for ceremonies at the museum. Raj is very interested how this and other artifacts, such as ship bells, are often used for ceremonial purposes."

 in 1945 , 11 Navy nurses were flown home after nearly 3 years of captivity under Japanese occupation in the Philippines...
03/10/2023
Navy Nurses Behind Enemy Lines in the Philippines

in 1945 , 11 Navy nurses were flown home after nearly 3 years of captivity under Japanese occupation in the Philippines...

Today we celebrate their courage in the face of impossible conditions.

https://www.history.navy.mil/content/history/nhhc/browse-by-topic/wars-conflicts-and-operations/world-war-ii/1945/philippines-navy-nurses.html

“Protect the babies with all your life,” Lieutenant Commander Laura M. Cobb, a supervisory U.S. Navy nurse, said to Lieutenant Edwina Todd and Lieutenant Margaret A. Nash, also Navy nurses, as they crawled aboard a tractor.[1] All of them had been imprisoned at the Los Baños Internment Camp on ...

In a recent post, NHHC highlighted the National Museum of the United States Navy’s Senior Curator, Raj Solanki. Raj is p...
03/10/2023

In a recent post, NHHC highlighted the National Museum of the United States Navy’s Senior Curator, Raj Solanki. Raj is part of a growing team of museum professionals planning, selecting artifacts, and writing content for a new Museum.

As the museum transitions, please follow our progress on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and the NMUSN website.

Meet Raj Solanki, Senior Curator at National Museum of the United States Navy. She is responsible for planning and selecting artifacts for the planned new museum. She loves sharing the artifact's histories and the stories of the people behind them.

In the background is the Constitution Fighting Top, which is often used for ceremonies at the museum. Raj is very interested how this and other artifacts, such as ship bells, are often used for ceremonial purposes.

 in 1862 the ironclads USS Monitor and CSS  dueled in Hampton Roads, Virginia in one of the earliest fights between armo...
03/09/2023

in 1862 the ironclads USS Monitor and CSS dueled in Hampton Roads, Virginia in one of the earliest fights between armored warships.

Monitor's timely arrival on the of March 8th gave hope to the U.S. Navy's squadron that had just lost two warships to Virginia earlier that day. With orders to protect the squadron's flagship USS , Monitor fought Virginia for several hours. While the battle was a tactical draw, observers around the took notes and changed their fleet structure accordingly.

Cartoon: from the March 29, 1862 issue of Vanity Fair magazine.

 in 1847, during the Mexican-American War, a joint Army-Navy force, under the command of Major General Winfield Scott an...
03/09/2023

in 1847, during the Mexican-American War, a joint Army-Navy force, under the command of Major General Winfield Scott and Commodore David Conner, began slipping ashore in small landing craft onto the beaches of to lay siege to the city.

Leaders in the U.S. government hoped that a major in Mexico would convince the Mexican authorities to enter negotiations to end the war. It was the largest U.S. amphibious operation of its time and required close between Army and Navy leaders to decide on the landing site, ensure that troops reached the safely, and develop a plan for bombarding the city with and Navy artillery.

Later that month, Mexican authorities eventually surrendered the city to the U.S. In many respects, this operation exemplified the among various branches of the U.S. Armed Forces that would be necessary for victory during the American Civil War and other future U.S. conflicts.

📸: This lithograph is an artist's depiction of U.S. Army troops making their way ashore at Veracruz in small boats that were commanded by Navy officers with Sailors manning the oars. (Courtesy of the Library of Congress)

Happy ! In today's Navy, women serve in every rank from seaman to admiral and in every job from naval aviator to deep-se...
03/08/2023

Happy !

In today's Navy, women serve in every rank from seaman to admiral and in every job from naval aviator to deep-sea diver and today we celebrate them.



📸Members of the first class of WAVES to graduate from the Aviation Metalsmith School, at the Naval Air Technical Training Center, Norman, Oklahoma, 30 July 1943. Those present are identified in Photo # NH 95359 (complete caption), which also provides additional information provided by the donor. Donation of Shirley Feldstein Bell. U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command Photograph.

 1994, the Navy issues the first orders for women to be assigned on board a combatant ship, USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CV...
03/07/2023
Ladies Wear the Blue (1974) - Part 1

1994, the Navy issues the first orders for women to be assigned on board a combatant ship, USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN-69). But women ahve served in a variety of roles long before that.

This 1974 Navy documentary celebrates the history of women in the Navy. Part 1 includes a lengthy interview with Captain Joy Bright Hancock, USN, a veteran of both world wars, as well as footage of women during during the first half of the 20th century.

Source: Naval History and Heritage Command, Photographic Section Box UA.


This 1974 Navy documentary celebrates the history of women in the Navy. Part 1 includes a lengthy interview with Captain Joy Bright Hancock, USN, a veteran o...

03/03/2023

In honor of , we're happy to announce our newest publication, The Boxer Rebellion: Bluejackets and Marines in China, 1900–1901.

The new book, written by NHHC writer-editor Emily Abdow, analyzes the U.S. Navy's first taste of coalition warfare on the global stage and features U.S. Navy Sailors who earned the Medal of Honor.

Read the book for free download as 508-compliant PDF here:
https://www.history.navy.mil/research/publications/publications-by-subject/boxer-rebellion.html

🎉 Happy birthday to the US Navy Reserve! 🎂
03/03/2023

🎉 Happy birthday to the US Navy Reserve! 🎂

108 Years of Warfighting Readiness.

Piece of cake. 🎂⚓️🇺🇸

Share YOUR favorite memory below!

In recognition of Women’s History Month, join authors Rebecca Boggs Roberts and Lucinda Robb as they discuss their , The...
03/02/2023

In recognition of Women’s History Month, join authors Rebecca Boggs Roberts and Lucinda Robb as they discuss their , The Suffragist Playbook: Your Guide to Changing the World. Learn about key figures in the movement like Susan B. Anthony, Lucy Stone, Sojourner Truth, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Frances Willard, Ida B. Wells, Alice Paul, as well as some of the movement's darker aspects — including the racism of some suffragist leaders, violence against picketers, and hunger strikes in jail. It’s a unique melding of seminal history and smart tactics which capture the attention of activists-in-the-making today.

This program, presented in collaboration with the Director’s Action Group (DAG), Naval History and Heritage Command, will take place ➡️THIS⬅️ Saturday, March 4 at the National Museum of the U.S. Navy.

Use the link below for more information about the program, speakers, and Washington Navy Yard/museum access.

https://www.history.navy.mil/content/history/museums/nmusn/news-and-events/events/book-talk-20230304.html

Gearing up for warmer weather and a good ?Here's the latest from our command to answer questions you may have about what...
03/02/2023
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Gearing up for warmer weather and a good ?

Here's the latest from our command to answer questions you may have about what to do with Great Uncle Larry's old uniforms and such.

Due to current precautions against COVID-19, NHHC staff responses may be delayed. Please be patient with us during this time. General Policies The Naval History and Heritage Command (NHHC) is an Echelon II command headquartered on the Washington Navy Yard, Washington, D.C. As the institutional memor...

Join us at the  on Saturday, March 11 from noon-2:00pm for a Family Art Workshop, titled Kites and Observation!  the sci...
03/01/2023

Join us at the on Saturday, March 11 from noon-2:00pm for a Family Art Workshop, titled Kites and Observation! the science behind how kites lift up into the sky - and how the Navy used kites - by making your own and testing it . All materials will be provided and participants can keep the kites they make.

This free program is recommended for children ages 6 - 12. Please use the link below to learn more about registration and Washington Navy Yard access.

https://www.history.navy.mil/content/history/museums/nmusn/news-and-events/events/workshiop-20230311.html

🪁: A target is prepared for launch from the flight deck of a U.S. Navy aircraft carrier for gunnery practice, July 11, 1941. (National Archives photograph, catalog # 80-G-13160)

Women have dutifully served in the U.S. Navy since the beginning of the 20th century. Beginning with Congress's establis...
03/01/2023

Women have dutifully served in the U.S. Navy since the beginning of the 20th century.

Beginning with Congress's establishment of the Navy Corps in 1908, women began enlisting in large numbers during World War I and World War II. Fast forwarding to today, over 60,000 women currently serve as seamen and admirals aboard submarines, in the air, in , and everywhere in between.

Use the link below to access resources highlighting women's accomplishments and experiences in the Navy, including oral histories, timelines, photographs, and biographies.

https://www.history.navy.mil/browse-by-topic/diversity/women-in-the-navy.html

🖼️: Quartermaster Linda Coffelt in USS Vulcan's (AR 5) pilot house, 1979. USS Vulcan was the first U.S. Navy to have women permanently stationed aboard. (Painting by Alice DeCaprio, courtesy of Navy Art Collection)

The Battle of the Java Sea occurred  in 1942. It was a devastating defeat for the Allied forces, known as ABDACOM strike...
02/28/2023

The Battle of the Java Sea occurred in 1942. It was a devastating defeat for the Allied forces, known as ABDACOM strike force, with the loss of 3 destroyers, 2 light cruisers, and 1 heavy cruiser, suffering 2,300 casualties.

US Navy vessels took part in the battle and assisted their Allied comrades. By the end of the Japanese attacks, USS Houston and Australian light cruiser HMAS Perth left the area in order to fight another day. They would meet Dutch destroyer HNLMS Evertsen which eventually led to the Battle of Sunda Strait.

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📸: USS Alden (DD-211), pictured from the stern side off Mare Island Navy Yard seven months after the battle. (NHHC Photo Archives Identifier: NH 45517)

Join us at the  ✨TOMORROW✨ at noon for another  talk, titled: The Lasting Legacy of Doris Miller, Pearl Harbor Hero.Dori...
02/27/2023

Join us at the ✨TOMORROW✨ at noon for another talk, titled: The Lasting Legacy of Doris Miller, Pearl Harbor Hero.

Doris Miller was one of the first U.S. heroes of the Second World War. During the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, he helped to evacuate his commanding officer to a safer position and manned a machine gun to defend his against Japanese planes. He was eventually awarded the Navy Cross for his actions, becoming the first Black American to receive this award.

In this presentation, historian Dr. Regina Akers will discuss Doris Miller's life, his family, and efforts to upgrade his Navy Cross to the Medal of Honor, along with Miller's immediate and long-term impact on the U.S. Navy and the World War II Civil Rights Movement.

Information about Washington Navy Yard access can be found using the link below.

https://www.history.navy.mil/content/history/museums/nmusn/about-us/plan-your-visit.html

📸: A photograph of Doris Miller after being awarded the Navy Cross by Admiral Chester W. Nimitz, Pearl Harbor, 1942. (National Archives photograph)

In recognition of Women’s History Month, join authors Rebecca Boggs Roberts and Lucinda Robb as they discuss their , The...
02/24/2023

In recognition of Women’s History Month, join authors Rebecca Boggs Roberts and Lucinda Robb as they discuss their , The Suffragist Playbook: Your Guide to Changing the World. Learn about key figures in the movement like Susan B. Anthony, Lucy Stone, Sojourner Truth, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Frances Willard, Ida B. Wells, Alice Paul, as well as some of the movement's darker aspects — including the racism of some suffragist leaders, violence against picketers, and hunger strikes in jail. It’s a unique melding of seminal history and smart tactics which capture the attention of activists-in-the-making today.

This program, presented in collaboration with the Director’s Action Group (DAG), Naval History and Heritage Command, will take place on Saturday, March 4 at the National Museum of the U.S. Navy.

Use the link below for more information about the program, speakers, and Washington Navy Yard/museum access.

https://www.history.navy.mil/content/history/museums/nmusn/news-and-events/events/book-talk-20230304.html

02/23/2023
NMMC Commemorates Battle of Iwo Jima

In of the raising of the US flag over Mt. Suribachi, would like to call attention to a special exhibit that the National Museum of the Marine Corps is running through the end of March.

USS Iowa (BB 61), the lead ship of the last class of  fast battleships, was commissioned at New York Navy Yard,   in 194...
02/22/2023

USS Iowa (BB 61), the lead ship of the last class of fast battleships, was commissioned at New York Navy Yard, in 1943!
USS spent World War II in the Pacific, participating in the Marshall and Mariana Island Campaigns, the Campaign, and the Japanese surrender in Bay. The went on to serve in the Korean War and was modernized in 1984 for the 1980s defense build-up. Iowa is now retired as a museum at the Los Angeles World Cruise Port Terminal.

Use the link below to access a photography on the ship's decades of naval service:

https://www.history.navy.mil/content/history/museums/nmusn/explore/photography/ships-us/ships-uss-in/uss-iowa-bb-61.html



📸: USS Iowa leaves the New York Navy Yard for completion at the specially built Naval Supply Base, Bayonne, New Jersey, October 20, 1942. (National Archives photograph)

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in 1980, the first women graduated from the United States Naval Academy!
Elizabeth Anne Rowe was the first female member of the class to graduate, setting off decades of a surge in female applicants and graduates. Today, women comprise more than a quarter of the increasingly inclusive Brigade.

📸: U.S. Naval Academy Midshipmen hold noon meal formation in Tecumseh Court, Annapolis (May 5, 2021). [U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Thomas Bonaparte Jr./Released]
No one left behind.

Those four simple words are more than a sentiment. For the Defense Pow/mia Accounting Agency, no one left behind is the sole mission. This joint services organization is reponsible for finding and returning all missing service members from World War II to the present. In honor of Memorial Day, discover how they accomplish this mission by listening to our latest Scuttlebutt episode at the link below.

https://bit.ly/3Gh9S2f

Don't forget to subscribe to us on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and YouTube. New episodes will continue to be posted at the beginning of each month.

Asian American Sailors continue a proud of Navy service that began over 200 years ago.

Learn about some of these key naval figures, like William "John" Ah Hang, Telesforo de la Cruz Trinidad, and American Samoa's Fita Fita Guard and Band, in our new U.S. Navy Experience brochure!

, 1942 Mess Attendant 2nd Class Doris Miller receives the Navy Cross for his heroism at Pearl Harbor, Dec. 7, 1941. Adm. Chester W. Nimitz presents the medal to Miller.
Join authors Brendan Sims and Steve McGregor as they talk about their perspectives on the U.S. Navy’s defining battle in the Pacific during World War II--emphasizing the crucial combination of a culture of innovation, the contribution from immigrants, and a vital intelligence coup as the deciding factors in America’s victory.

Register for this event through Eventbrite or email at [email protected].

More information about Washington Navy Yard access and the program can be found on our website, linked below.

https://www.history.navy.mil/.../book-talk-20220604.html

The will be closed this Monday, May 30th in honor of Memorial Day. We will reopen the following day - Tuesday, May 31st - at 9am. 🇺🇸

The all-Navy crew mission to the first experimental space station, Skylab, is launched in 1973. The main solar array was jammed and needed intervention in order to work properly. Charles "Pete" Conrad, Jr., (Commander), Paul J. Weitz, (Pilot), Joseph P. Kerwin, (Science Pilot) spent 28 days in space working on the systems.

By the middle of June, the Skylab 2 crew splashed down and they were picked up by their Navy shipmates aboard USS Ticonderoga (CV 14).

in 1911 USS Wyoming (BB 32) was launched!

Serving as the lead of its class of dreadnought battleships, USS Wyoming was part of the U.S. Battleship Division Nine during World War I, which patrolled the North Sea and escorted convoys. In the early 1930s, the was converted into a training ship and served in this capacity for the remainder of the decade. In 1941, Wyoming became a gunnery ship, ultimately training over 30,000 gunners in preparation for their service in World War II.

A more detailed history of USS Wyoming's service can be found using the link below!

https://www.history.navy.mil/research/histories/ship-histories/danfs/w/wyoming-iii.html

📸: USS Wyoming (BB 32) in the Gaillard Cut (looking north), Panama Canal, July 26, 1920. [Naval History and Heritage Command photograph, catalog # NH 73826]

Do you feel the need...? The need for..Drama..action...Hollywood dirt?

Join NMUSN as journalist and author Meredith Jordan gives a talk explaining her work in documenting all the behind-the-scenes drama involved in the production of the 1986 Navy action thriller, Top Gun.

Her new book, TOP GUN Memos: The Making and Legacy of an Iconic Movie contains over 1,200 pages of studio and production notes, government documents, and hundreds of news accounts and personal anecdotes involving those associated with the movie. Rich in detail, it includes the good, the creative, and occasionally, the ugly but honest story behind the movie and its exceptional filmmakers.
Find the book here: https://www.facebook.com/TopGunMemos
in 1917, the first convoy of United States troops leaves the port of Hampton Roads, Virginia destined for France. After the sinking of mutiple merchant vessels and a declaration of war that passed through Congress and President Woodrow Wilson, American Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen, and Marines, were heading across the Atlantic Ocean. The Cruiser and Transport Force commanded by Rear Admiral Albert Gleaves coordinated the launch of hundreds of convoys during the extent of the war.



"A Fast Convoy" by Burnell Poole, image of an oil painting depicting USS Allen escorting USS Leviathan. (NHHC Photo Archives Identifier #: NH 42690-KN)
in 1943 USS New Jersey (BB 62) was commissioned!

The Iowa-class USS New Jersey served in several wars, including: World War II, the Korean War, the Vietnam War, the Cold War, and the Persian Gulf War. Notably, New Jersey participated in the Battle of Philippine Sea, Battle of Leyte Gulf, and supported the Iwo Jima and Okinawa Campaigns during its first few years of service. Today, the long-serving is a living museum and in Camden, New Jersey.

Check out our online exhibit featuring this beloved battleship, linked below!

https://www.history.navy.mil/content/history/museums/nmusn/explore/photography/ships-us/ships-us-n/uss-new-jersey-bb62.html

📸: USS New Jersey (BB-62) steams into a Japanese port during her second Korean War tour, circa April-May 1953. Note harbor defense nets beyond the ship. [Official U.S. Navy photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives, catalog #: 80-G-K-16282]

Despite rampant anti-Asian discrimination in the United States during World War II, Susan Ahn Cuddy enlisted in the U.S. Navy in 1942.

As an enlisted Sailor and later as an officer, Cuddy trained air crewmen and Navy pilots on a variety of weapons. Upon graduating from gunnery school, she became the first female Navy gunnery officer. She eventually transitioned to the Office of Naval Intelligence to work with codebreakers. Even after leaving the Navy in 1946, Cuddy continued her career in public , including stints as an intelligence analyst and section chief with the National Security Agency and other projects for the Department of Defense. Her and ensured that other women and Asian Americans could follow in her important footsteps.

📸: Ensign Susan Ahn trains a Sailor on the .50 caliber machine gun, 1944. (Photo by Philip Cuddy, courtesy of defense.gov, 210426-O-ZZ999-084)

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