In 1939, USS Squalus (SS-192), America's newest submarine, plunged into the North Atlantic. Miraculously, thirty-three crew members survived. CAPT Vance Morrison, USN(Ret.), Commander General - Elect, Naval Order of the US, will tell the story of the first successful rescue of survivors of a US Submarine sinking. Contact: CAPT Jim Brooke (703-451-0574), CAPT Bob Sinclair
Wandering Bodies: A Tale of One Burying Ground, Two Cemeteries, and the U.S. Navy’s Search for Appropriate Burial for Its Career Enlisted Dead The United States Naval Asylum (later the United States Naval Home) was built at Philadelphia in the late 1820s as a permanent residence for elderly and disabled long-service naval enlisted sailors and
As part of the United States Navy Memorial’s Authors on Deck book lecture series and in celebration of the memorial’s 25th Anniversary, author Marcus Luttrell will present his latest work, SERVICE: A Navy Seal at War (Little, Brown & Co.; May 1, 2012). SERVICE is both a war story for the ages and a heartfelt
A lecture by Mr Matthew Sheldon, NMRN These seminars are a new venture for the National Museum of the Royal Navy. New and established scholars will present their latest academic research, analysis and opinions on their areas of expertise. All seminars will take place in the Princess Royal Gallery, NMRN Portsmouth and are free of
With author Kevin McCranie Focusing on the oceanic war rather than the war in the Great Lakes, this study charts the War of 1812 from the perspectives of the two opposing navies at sea—one of the largest fleets in the world and a small, upstart navy just three decades old. While American naval leadership searched
The Maryland Historical Society is hosting a book-talk on May 10 with J.C.A. Stagg, Professor of History at the University of Virginia and longtime editor-in-chief of the papers of James Madison. He will speak on his new book, The War of 1812 – Conflict for a Continent. This talk will also kick-off the Society's commemoration
With author Walter Borneman Only four men in American history have been promoted to the five-star rank of Admiral of the Fleet: William Leahy, Ernest King, Chester Nimitz, and William Halsey. These four men were the best and the brightest the navy produced, and together they led the U.S. navy to victory in World War
Meet authors Cindy Horrell Ramsey, Boys of the Battleship NORTH CAROLINA and David Seagraves, Uncommon Hero: The John Seagraves Story. In Boys of the Battleship NORTH CAROLINA, Ramsey tells the story of the Battleship through the eyes of the men who served her. After doing research about the ship at the National Archives in 2000,
Visit the 1933 lighthouse tender Lilac's buoy deck on Thursday, May 24th at 6:30 PM for The War of 1812: A New Perspective, a presentation by RADM Joseph F. Callo, USNR (Ret.). The evening will offer a new appreciation of the importance of this war and its long-term implications as we commemorate the bicentennial of the