A parade of ships streamed up and down the Delaware River beside Philadelphia to kick off a celebration of the 250th birthdays of the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps ...
Hundreds lined the banks of the Delaware River to catch a glimpse of naval warships as part of a weeklong celebration of the Navy’s founding.
BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA A PROCLAMATION Two hundred and fifty years ago, the rising tide of revolution surged from land to sea ...
The celebration for the Navy’s 250th birthday launched in style Thursday as a parade of ships cruised the Delaware River in Philadelphia.
As the famous story goes, cannon balls fired by the British bounced off the Constitution’s hull. One of her crew members shouted in amazement, “Her sides are made of iron!” ...
On April 7, 1945, the Japanese Yamato, the pinnacle of naval technology and the biggest and best-equipped battleship ever constructed, embarked on a final doomed voyage. Yamato set out as part ...
Thousands of Sailors gathered at Naval Station Norfolk as part of America’s Navy 250 “Titans of the Sea” all-hands call ...