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Revolutionizing Naval OrganizationCongress, replacing the old Board of Navy Commissioners with the Navy Bureau System, c...
08/31/2026

Revolutionizing Naval Organization

Congress, replacing the old Board of Navy Commissioners with the Navy Bureau System, created five specialized bureaus to manage the growing demands of a modern U.S. Navy fleet on Aug. 31, 1842. The bureaus created were responsible for navy yards and construction; construction, equipment, and repairs; provisions and clothing; ordnance and hydrography; and medicine and surgery. This landmark reorganization streamlined naval logistics, ship design, and fleet health, laying the administrative and operational framework that supports naval personnel around the world today.

Today, only BUMED (Navy Medicine) remains, while the others are now represented at Naval Sea Systems Command, Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR), NAVFAC, and Naval Supply Systems Command (NAVSUP).

📷 - NH 115340 USN Bureau of Ordnance Flag

Which historic naval bureau is connected to your community's heritage? Tell us in the comments!

"Huzza! Her sides are made of iron!"On Aug. 31, 1812, Captain Isaac Hull steered the frigate USS Constitution into Bosto...
08/31/2026

"Huzza! Her sides are made of iron!"

On Aug. 31, 1812, Captain Isaac Hull steered the frigate USS Constitution into Boston Harbor. Just eleven days earlier, Constitution had shattered the myth of Royal Navy invincibility by defeating the British frigate HMS Guerriere—a battle in which enemy cannonballs harmlessly fell from her resilient live-oak hull.

Thousands of cheering Bostonians crowded the wharves to welcome the crew, cementing her place in American and U.S. Navy lore under the immortal nickname "Old Ironsides."

Have you walked the decks of USS Constitution? Tell us about your visit in the comments, or plan your tour at a Navy museum this year!

📷 - 260711-N-FF404-1206, Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Russell Scoggin

Our final for Puget Sound Navy Museum -- that when the Museum began in 1954 it had about 600 artifacts? Now, PSNM's ...
08/31/2026

Our final for Puget Sound Navy Museum -- that when the Museum began in 1954 it had about 600 artifacts? Now, PSNM's collection numbers more than 37,000. These artifacts include ship models, bells, plaques, uniforms, various Shipyard shop tools and badges, photographs, archival materials, and much more. They all help us tell the story of the Navy in the Pacific Northwest! Shown here are just a few of our Curator’s favorite artifacts.

The Stars and Stripes rise over YokosukaAt Yokosuka Naval Base Headquarters, RADM Robert B. Carney and RADM Oscar C. Bad...
08/30/2026

The Stars and Stripes rise over Yokosuka

At Yokosuka Naval Base Headquarters, RADM Robert B. Carney and RADM Oscar C. Badger, accept the surrender of the installation and establish the headquarters for Commander, Third Fleet, on Aug. 30, 1945.

Once an adversary stronghold to now one of the U.S. Navy's most strategic forward-operating bases, Commander Fleet Activities Yokosuka is the enduring cornerstone of the U.S.-Japan security alliance, with ships like USS George Washington (CVN 73) calling it "home".

📷 - NARA 80-G-490431

For the final day of , let’s take a look at one of the most well known naval personnel from the state of Vermont. Admir...
08/30/2026

For the final day of , let’s take a look at one of the most well known naval personnel from the state of Vermont. Admiral George Dewey, The Hero of Manila Bay, was born in , Vermont. Following his decisive victory against the Spanish fleet in 1898, Congress promoted him to the unique, highest-ever rank of Admiral of the Navy, a rank held by no one else before or since.

is almost at an end, but we will not forget to share the current homestate vessel, USS Vermont (SSN 792). Vermont is t...
08/29/2026

is almost at an end, but we will not forget to share the current homestate vessel, USS Vermont (SSN 792). Vermont is the 19th Virginia-class submarine to enter service and the first Block IV, making it a flexible, multi-mission platform.

The crest of USS Vermont (SSN 792) draws upon the proud naval heritage of the Green Mountain State and honors the two earlier Navy ships to bear the name
Vermont. Its symbolism reflects Vermont’s longstanding connection to American naval history, including the Revolutionary War and War of 1812 battles fought on Lake Champlain, as well as the service of the previous USS Vermont (BB 20) with the Great White Fleet.

You Are Not Forgotten Days before the formal surrender ceremony in Tokyo Bay, U.S. Navy landing craft and "mercy partie...
08/29/2026

You Are Not Forgotten

Days before the formal surrender ceremony in Tokyo Bay, U.S. Navy landing craft and "mercy parties" pushed ashore at Omori Allied Prisoner of War Camp in Tokyo Bay on Aug. 29, 1945. These were the first Allied liberation units to reach the camps in mainland Japan.

Among the hundreds of emaciated servicemen freed that morning was famed U.S. Marine Corps fighter ace, Maj. Gregory "Pappy" Boyington. Navy medical personnel immediately began distributing rations, administering emergency medical aid, and coordinating evacuations to hospital ships like USS Benevolence (AH 13).

Today, we remember our POW/MIAs lost in World War II.

📷 - NARA 80-G-490459: Allied Prisoner of War Camp, Omori, Japan, 1945

It was story time today at the Lake Champlain Maritime Museum during , and the NHHC outreach team was there with NHHC f...
08/28/2026

It was story time today at the Lake Champlain Maritime Museum during , and the NHHC outreach team was there with NHHC facility dog Department of the Seadog Commander Bond to debut his new book, Commander Bond’s Mission. Families were able to listen to the story, draw on coloring sheets featuring the Commander, and give him some pets!

From outer space to inner space. 🌊🚀On Aug. 28, 1965, Project SEALAB II began 205 feet below the Pacific Ocean surface of...
08/28/2026

From outer space to inner space. 🌊🚀

On Aug. 28, 1965, Project SEALAB II began 205 feet below the Pacific Ocean surface off the coast of La Jolla, California. A team of 10 Navy divers—including Mercury astronaut and naval aviator Cdr. Malcolm Scott Carpenter—entered the seafloor habitat to test human endurance, saturation diving, and deep-sea salvage techniques. Carpenter spent an unprecedented 30 consecutive days living and working underwater.

The biomedical and engineering breakthroughs achieved during SEALAB paved the way for modern deep-submergence rescue and special operations diving.

📷 - U.S. Naval Undersea Museum

This by Edward Terhune Wilbur is our pick of for . The piece depicts USS Nathanael Greene leaving port under the gu...
08/28/2026

This by Edward Terhune Wilbur is our pick of for . The piece depicts USS Nathanael Greene leaving port under the guidance to tugs to conduct yet another deterrent patrol in the waters of the Atlantic Ocean.

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